This study employs multichannel sequence analysis of data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe to explore variations in the association between work–family life trajectories and women’s mental health across European cohorts born between 1924 and 1965 within different policy contexts. It finds that trajectories characterized by prolonged employment and delayed familial commitments are generally associated with increased depressive symptoms. Notably, the strength of this association varies significantly across cohorts and is notably moderated by defamilization policies. These policies, which aim to reduce dependency on family for managing social risks, buffer mental health challenges in traditional family roles but are less effective for women in trajectories with delayed family formation. This investigation highlights the nuanced ways in which historical and cultural contexts alongside policy environments shape mental health outcomes at various life stages, offering valuable insights into our understanding of health disparities across the life course, with an emphasis on exposure to changing institutions.

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工作-家庭生活轨迹与女性心理健康：15 个欧洲地区去家庭化政策的调节作用


本研究对来自欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查的数据进行多通道序列分析，以探讨 1924 年至 1965 年间出生的欧洲队列在不同政策背景下工作-家庭生活轨迹与女性心理健康之间关联的差异。它发现，以长期就业和延迟家庭承诺为特征的轨迹通常与抑郁症状的增加有关。值得注意的是，这种关联的强度在不同队列之间差异很大，并且明显受到去军事化政策的调节。这些政策旨在减少对家庭管理社会风险的依赖，缓冲传统家庭角色中的心理健康挑战，但对处于家庭形成延迟轨迹中的女性效果较差。这项调查强调了历史和文化背景以及政策环境影响不同人生阶段心理健康结果的微妙方式，为我们理解整个生命过程中的健康差异提供了有价值的见解，重点是接触不断变化的机构。