Policy as normative influence? On the relationship between parental leave policy and social norms in gender division of childcare across 48 countries
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T1 - Policy as normative influence? On the relationship between parental leave policy and social norms in gender division of childcare across 48 countries
AU - Author Collaboration für "Policy as normative influence?"
AU - Schindler, Simon
AU - Schuster, Carolin
AU - Olsson, Maria I.T.
AU - Froehlich, Laura
AU - Hübner, Ann Kathrin
AU - Block, Katharina
AU - Van Laar, Colette
AU - Schmader, Toni
AU - Meeussen, Loes
AU - van Grootel, Sanne
AU - Croft, Alyssa
AU - Sun, Molly Shuyi
AU - Ainsaar, Mare
AU - Aarntzen, Lianne
AU - Adamus, Magdalena
AU - Anderson, Joel
AU - Atkinson, Ciara
AU - Avicenna, Mohamad
AU - Bąbel, Przemysław
AU - Barth, Markus
AU - Benson-Greenwald, Tessa
AU - Maloku, Edona
AU - Berent, Jacques
AU - Bergsieker, Hilary B.
AU - Biernat, Monica
AU - Birneanu, Andreea
AU - Bodinaku, Blerta
AU - Bosak, Janine
AU - Bosson, Jennifer
AU - Branković, Marija
AU - Burkauskas, Julius
AU - Čavojová, Vladimíra
AU - Cheryan, Sapna
AU - Choi, Eunsoo
AU - Choi, Incheol
AU - Contreras-Ibáñez, Carlos C.
AU - Coogan, Andrew
AU - Danyliuk, Ivan
AU - Dar-Nimrod, Ilan
AU - Dasgupta, Nilanjana
AU - de Lemus, Soledad
AU - Devos, Thierry
AU - Diab, Marwan
AU - Diekman, Amanda B.
AU - Efremova, Maria
AU - Eisner, Léïla
AU - Eller, Anja
AU - Erentaite, Rasa
AU - Fedáková, Denisa
AU - Franc, Renata
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 British Psychological Society.
PY - 2024/10/23
Y1 - 2024/10/23
N2 - In the present work, we addressed the relationship between parental leave policies and social norms. Using a pre-registered, cross-national approach, we examined the relationship between parental leave policies and the perception of social norms for the gender division of childcare. In this study, 19,259 students (11,924 women) from 48 countries indicated the degree to which they believe childcare is (descriptive norm) and should be (prescriptive norm) equally divided among mothers and fathers. Policies were primarily operationalized as the existence of parental leave options in the respective country. The descriptive and prescriptive norms of equal division of childcare were stronger when parental leave was available in a country – also when controlling for potential confounding variables. Moreover, analyses of time since policy change suggested that policy change may initially affect prescriptive norms and then descriptive norms at a later point. However, due to the cross-sectional nature of the data, drawing causal inferences is difficult.
AB - In the present work, we addressed the relationship between parental leave policies and social norms. Using a pre-registered, cross-national approach, we examined the relationship between parental leave policies and the perception of social norms for the gender division of childcare. In this study, 19,259 students (11,924 women) from 48 countries indicated the degree to which they believe childcare is (descriptive norm) and should be (prescriptive norm) equally divided among mothers and fathers. Policies were primarily operationalized as the existence of parental leave options in the respective country. The descriptive and prescriptive norms of equal division of childcare were stronger when parental leave was available in a country – also when controlling for potential confounding variables. Moreover, analyses of time since policy change suggested that policy change may initially affect prescriptive norms and then descriptive norms at a later point. However, due to the cross-sectional nature of the data, drawing causal inferences is difficult.
KW - childcare
KW - gender inequality
KW - parental leave
KW - policy
KW - social norms
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207005964&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/daf2a7d1-ad72-3d8d-a7ea-a833bba16ebe/
U2 - 10.1111/bjso.12806
DO - 10.1111/bjso.12806
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 39439425
AN - SCOPUS:85207005964
JO - British Journal of Social Psychology
JF - British Journal of Social Psychology
SN - 0144-6665
ER -