The literature on how family status and health in later life relate is extensive. Although research has focused the effects of grandparenthood grandparenting, explorations whether ageing without children can lead to mental impairments have achieved mixed results. We bridge empirical traditions investigate relationship between Europe by using data from Survey Health, Ageing Retirement (SHARE) sa...

OBJECTIVES The emotional adjustment of couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments has been widely studied; however, it remains unclear whether infertility history contributes to couples' adjustment. This study examined the impact of infertility history (duration of infertility and number of previous ART treatment cycles) on the emotional adjustment of couples undergoin...

The study explores and distinguishes links between parental status (childless persons, parents with residential children, and empty nest parents) and a range of psychological well-being outcomes in midlife and old age. Data are from the first wave of the Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation (NorLAG) study (N=5189). We separate outcomes into cognitive (life satisfaction and self-esteem) ...

The main cause of a childless couple's lack societal support is the depressing ignorance and maltreatment causes childlessness its treatment. Childless couples are socially emotionally vulnerable in many parts world because this isolation. pressure to become pregnant may be directed at women various societies, she frequently one who suffers most from effects. One primary reasons for male infert...