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Institutional Rearing Is Associated with Lower General Life Satisfaction in Adulthood

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  • David Richter
  • Sakari Lemola

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We analyzed whether individuals reared in institutions differ in their general life satisfaction from people raised in their families. The data comprised of 19,210 German adults (51.5% female) aged from 17 to 101 years and were provided by the SOEP, an ongoing, nationally representative longitudinal study in Germany. Compared to people raised in families, individuals reared in institutions reported lower general life satisfaction in the manner of a dose response relationship controlling their parents' education and occupational prestige. The association was moderated by participants' age such that with increasing age the association between institutional rearing and lower general life satisfaction decreased. Further, the relationship was partly mediated by the individuals own education/socioeconomic attainment in adulthood, physical health, and relationship status.

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  • David Richter & Sakari Lemola, 2013. "Institutional Rearing Is Associated with Lower General Life Satisfaction in Adulthood," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 616, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwsop:diw_sp616
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    1. David Richter & Sakari Lemola, 2017. "Growing up with a single mother and life satisfaction in adulthood: A test of mediating and moderating factors," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, June.
    2. Kézdi, Gábor & Mátyás, László & Balázsi, László & Divényi, János Károly, 2014. "A közgazdasági adatforradalom és a panelökonometria [The revolution in economic data and panel econometrics]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(11), pages 1319-1340.
    3. Burns, Kenneth & Helland, Hege Stein & Križ, Katrin & Sánchez-Cabezudo, Sagrario Segado & Skivenes, Marit & Strömpl, Judit, 2021. "Corporal punishment and reporting to child protection authorities: An empirical study of population attitudes in five European countries," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).

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    life satisfaction; set point theory; early adversity; institutional rearing;
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