Parenthood and Its Effects on the Health and Performance of Dual-Military Marines

Abstract

Proper talent management is essential to the longevity of the Marine Corps, and it is vital that policies exist to support and retain current personnel. Parenthood is a common experience among Marines, and Marine families continue to contribute to the Marine Corps' overall mission accomplishment. The majority of research has evaluated how childbirth impacts traditional families, but little emphasis has been dedicated to Dual-military (Dual-mil) families. My research examines parenthood effects on Dual-mil Marines and identifies former Dual-mil Marines in the data. We believe Dual-mil Marines respond differently to parenthood. I conduct an event study analysis that uses personnel data from 20102019 to estimate the effects of birth on Dual-mil parents. Results show that childbirth impacts mothers' health and performance greater than that of fathers. Mothers in my study exhibited drops in all outcomes and notably never return to their pre-birth fitness levels. Male results illustrated that Dual-mil fathers exhibited greater drops in fitness following birth than other married fathers. Moreover, Dual-mil fathers exhibited a statistically significant drop in job performance immediately following birth, while other married fathers experienced a significant delayed performance drop. My research provides the Marine Corps with insight on Dual-mils and the effectiveness of current postpartum and parental leave policies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1150576

Entities

People

  • Amanda Henegar

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Active Duty
  • Birth
  • California
  • Classification
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Education
  • Equations
  • Families (Human)
  • Health
  • Libraries
  • Marine Corps
  • Maternity
  • Military Science
  • Physical Activity
  • Physical Fitness
  • Reasoning
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistics
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

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