TY  - JOUR
T1  - Avrupa’da Çocuk Sahibi Olmanın Mutluluk Üzerindeki Etkisi: Covid-19 Döneminden Ampirik Bulgular
TT  - The Effect of Having Children on Happiness in Europe: Empirical Evidence from the COVID-19 Period
AU  - Altun Erdoğdu, Keziban
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.15869/itobiad.1690747
JF  - İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi
JO  - itobiad
PB  - Mustafa Süleyman ÖZCAN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2147-1185
SP  - 1660
EP  - 1682
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
LA  - tr
AB  - Covid-19 pandemisi, dünyanın çeşitli bölgelerinde olduğu gibi Avrupa’da da ebeveynlerin günlük yaşam rutinlerini, çalışma alışkanlıklarını ve ailevi dinamiklerini derinden etkileyen sıra dışı bir toplumsal deneyim olmuştur. Sosyal mesafe önlemleri kapsamında okulların kapatılması ve evden çalışmanın zorunlu hale gelmesi, ebeveynlerin ev içi sorumluluklarının artmasına, çocukların eğitimiyle ilgili çeşitli zorluklarla karşılaşmalarına ve dolayısıyla iş ve aile yaşamında çatışmalar yaşamalarına neden olmuştur. İşgücü piyasasındaki daralmaların etkisiyle işsiz kalan ebeveynler de ekonomik güçlüklerle karşılaşmışlardır. Literatürde bu sürecin, Avrupa’da ebeveynlerin mutluluğu üzerinde etkili olduğu ve bu mutluluğun ebeveynlerin demografik ve ekonomik özelliklerine göre değiştiği gösterilmiştir. Ancak literatürdeki çalışmalar, belirli demografik ve ekonomik göstergelere odaklanmıştır. Ayrıca bu çalışmalarda, pandemi süresince çocuklarıyla aynı konutta yaşayan ebeveynlerin evden çalışmasının mutluluk üzerindeki olası etkisi göz ardı edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, söz konusu sınırlılıklar dikkate alınarak, Avrupa ülkelerinde çocuk sahibi olmanın bireylerin mutluluğu üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Bu amaç için Avrupa Sosyal Araştırması’nın Covid-19 modülüne ait verileri doğrusal regresyon yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda, 12 yaş ve üzeri çocukların yaşı, sayısı, cinsiyeti ile aynı evde yaşama durumunu gösteren değişkenler analizlere dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, pandemide 12 yaş ve üzeri en az bir çocuğa sahip olmanın Avrupa’daki bireylerin mutluluğunu olumlu yönde etkilediği; ancak bu etkinin bireylerin demografik ve sosyo-ekonomik özelliklerine göre farklılık gösterdiği bulunmuştur. Literatürden farklı olarak, pandemide çocuklarıyla birlikte yaşayan ebeveynlerin işsiz olması ya da evden çalışma sıklıklarının artması mutlulukları açısından olumsuz sonuçlar ortaya çıkardığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, ebeveynlerin genç ve orta yaş grubunda yer alması ve çocuklarının 24 yaşından küçük olması, mutluluk düzeyleri üzerinde olumsuz bir etkiye sahip olduğu da tespit edilmiştir. Bulgular doğrultusunda, Avrupa’daki ebeveynlerin Covid-19 gibi zorlu süreçlerle karşılaştıklarında daha mutlu olabilmeleri için, mali ve psikolojik destek programlarının geliştirilmesi ve çocuk bakımına yönelik desteklerin artırılması yönünde politika önerilerinde bulunabilir.
KW  - Avrupa
KW  - Çocuk Sahibi Olmak
KW  - Mutluluk
KW  - Covid-19 Pandemisi
KW  - Ebeveynlerin Demografik ve Sosyo-Ekonomik Özellikleri
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