CONSIDERATION OF PARENTING SUPPORT PLAN WITH GENDER DIFFERENCES AND HAPPINESS INDICATOR

Abstract

Much efforts have been made to reflect a so-called happiness indicator upon regional policy. The conscious differences in parenting exists in the genders, while the work and life balance should be brought to realization for both genders. This research aims to clarify the factors that influence happiness indicator in parenting consciousness. The aim is intended to consider the ways of decreasing the negative relation-ships between parenting and happiness, that are often seen in women. Statistical analysis was conducted based on a questionnaire survey on citizen happiness in Anjo city in 2016. As a result, factors with significant difference in gender consciousness were found to be “to have existences that one can rely on nearby” and “to have some roles for myself”. It turned out that the most influential factor on happiness is “to have good family relations” in women and “understanding and cooperation for parenting” in men.