Research Reveals Fathers Are Happier Parents Than Mothers Over
the past decade, there has been a significant amount of evidence
collected that suggests that having children does not make
people happy. However, according to a study by a group of
psychologists from the University of British Columbia, UC
Riverside, and Stanford, there is a psychological benefit to
parenting — particularly among fathers. Researchers say they
found that, “parenthood was associated with greater satisfaction
and happiness only among fathers,” and that mothers were not
actually happier than women without children. In fact, married
fathers seemed to be the happiest of them all. If parenting is
associated with more joy than misery, dads appear be
capitalizing on the “joy” portion of the experience. Even though
fathers appear to be happier, researchers say the one consistent
psychological benefit consistent in both parents across the
board appeared to be “a stronger sense of meaning in life” than
people without children. Researchers adm