108 lines
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YAML
108 lines
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YAML
abstract: 'Two contrasting hypotheses have been presented to predict women''s health
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variations. The multiple burden hypothesis predicts that combining a
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paid job, being married, and having children is likely to be detrimental
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to women''s health. The multiple attachment hypothesis predicts that
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multiple roles provide attachment to the community. which is likely to
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be beneficial to women''s health. These hypotheses are examined in
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Britain and Finland, which hive different patterns of women''s employment
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participation. Lone mothers form a critical case, since they have fewer
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attachments and greater burdens, and therefore are expected to have
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poorer health. The socioeconomic position of lone mothers differs in
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Britain and Finland, but in both societies they are likely to have fewer
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attachments. We assess the extent to which health variations between
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women with different family and parental role combinations are because
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of the differences in their socioeconomic status and material
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circumstances. Comparable surveys from Britain and Finland from 1994
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were used. Perceived general health and limiting long-standing illness
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were analysed for working age women (20-49 years) by family type and
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employment status, as well as other socioeconomic variables. In both
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countries, women living in two parent families and having children had
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better health than women living in other family types or on their own.
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Lone mothers form a disadvantaged group and showed overall worse health
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in both countries. Adjusting for employment status, education and
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household income weakened the association between family type and poor
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health. The findings are broadly in accordance with the multiple
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attachment hypothesis. Despite the more generous welfare state and high
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full-time employment among Finnish women, single lone mothers report
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poorer health than other women in Finland as well as in Britain.
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However, in Britain the disadvantaged social position of lone mothers
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accounts for a greater proportion of their poor health than in Finland.
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(C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Lahelma, E (Corresponding Author), Univ Helsinki, Dept Publ Hlth, POB
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41,Mannerheimintie 172, Helsinki 00014, Finland.
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Univ Helsinki, Dept Publ Hlth, Helsinki 00014, Finland.
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Univ Surrey, Dept Sociol, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, England.'
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article-number: PII S0277-9536(01)00105-8
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author: Lahelma, E and Arber, S and Kivela, K and Roos, E
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author-email: eero.lahelma@helsinki.fi
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author_list:
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- family: Lahelma
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given: E
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- family: Arber
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given: S
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- family: Kivela
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given: K
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- family: Roos
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given: E
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00105-8
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files: []
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issn: 0277-9536
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journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
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keywords: women; health; work; family; Britain; Finland
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keywords-plus: 'SELF-RATED HEALTH; PAID EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL POSITION; INEQUALITIES;
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BRITAIN; GENDER; MORTALITY; ILLNESS; MEN'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: 5, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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orcid-numbers: Lahelma, Eero T/0000-0002-1064-1333
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pages: 727-740
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papis_id: 4ed203a19b12d510f7adf11247ad55bb
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ref: Lahelma2002multipleroles
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researcherid-numbers: Lahelma, Eero T/ABC-8716-2020
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times-cited: '150'
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title: 'Multiple roles and health among British and Finnish women: the influence of
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socioeconomic circumstances'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000174581300007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '15'
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volume: '54'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,
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Biomedical'
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year: '2002'
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