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Do Spousal Intimate Relationships Affect Fertility Intentions and Preferences?
- Source :
- Journal of Family Issues; Apr2022, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p1117-1135, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The fertility influence of spousal intimate relationships is unknown. Drawing on the Giddens's theory of transformation of intimacy, this study proposed a hypothesis that couples supporting egalitarian intimate relationships, with a greater risk profile attached to the relationship, and having less attachments to the external normative pressures shaping marital relations, are more likely to have low-fertility intentions and preferences. Using data from a self-administered pilot survey (n = 375 prospective grooms and brides) designed by the authors, and employing multivariate regression models, we found that the lower attachment to external social forces in mate selection was associated with the lower ideal number of children, and those with a greater spousal relational egalitarianism and a higher risk profile attached to their relationships preferred lower number of children and were less likely to intend to have children after marriage. The study sheds new light on the determinants of low fertility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INTIMACY (Psychology)
MARRIAGE
MATHEMATICAL models
AGE distribution
INDEPENDENT variables
MULTIVARIATE analysis
SPOUSES
INTIMATE partner violence
SURVEYS
SEX distribution
INTERPERSONAL relations
FERTILITY
QUESTIONNAIRES
THEORY
EMPLOYMENT
FACTOR analysis
HYPOTHESIS
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INTENTION
STATISTICAL correlation
LOGISTIC regression analysis
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0192513X
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Issues
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156710246
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211016041