"The researchers, led by Menelaos Apostolou, looked at both hedonic wellbeing and eudaimonic wellbeing. With the exception of mothers in Greece, there was no statistically significant difference between parents and non-parents."
"Children are not appendages whose presence or absence reveal a static emotional state. The only way you could truly get the data would be by having access to the two timelines."
"In choosing to have children, you are essentially widening the cluster of people whom you love fiercely, whose sorrows are your sorrows, and whose death or absence would destroy you."
A study published in Evolutionary Psychology found no strong evidence that parenthood increases positive emotions among over 5,000 participants from 10 countries. Researchers examined both hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing, discovering that, apart from Greek mothers, there was no significant difference in emotional states between parents and non-parents. This suggests that becoming a parent does not substantially alter emotional wellbeing. The complexity of love and emotional connections complicates the relationship between parenthood and happiness, indicating that the experience of love can bring both joy and pain.
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