Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well-Being in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Tsai, Ming-Chang; Dzorgbo, Dan-Bright S.
Titel	Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well-Being in Ghana
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 74 (2012) 1, S.215-228 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00874.x
Schlagwörter	Marital Status; Well Being; Foreign Countries; Poverty; Family Income; Questionnaires; Regression (Statistics); Psychological Patterns; Family Relationship; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienstand; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Armut; Familieneinkommen; Fragebogen; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	The authors investigated variations in reciprocity and the impact of reciprocity on well-being in a West African society. They hypothesized that household size and income diversity encourage reciprocity, which in turn enhances subjective well-being. In empirical testing of these hypotheses the authors used the data of the Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire of Ghana, a national sample of household heads (N males = 33,949, N females = 13,900) collected in 2003. A regression analysis showed that remittance facilitates balanced or credited reciprocity, whereas size-related measures (marital status and generational relationships) produce mixed results. Reciprocity clearly strengthens perceived economic security and level of happiness among Ghanaians. This research suggests that extensive reciprocity among kin, rather than household configurations, should be stressed in efforts to understand the structure of familial relationships and its consequences for well-being. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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