Dreams of tigers and flowers: child gender predictions and preference in an urban mainland Chinese sample during pregnancy.
Dreams of tigers and flowers: child gender predictions and preference in an urban mainland Chinese sample during pregnancy.
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DOI：
10.1080/03630240802694673
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发表时间：
2009-01
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影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Li Y
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作者：
Loo KK;Luo X;Su H;Presson A;Li Y
在中国大陆城市样本中，我们调查了孕妇对男孩或女孩的性别偏好，他们对胎儿性别的看法，进行预测的文化特定信念，以及它们与社会人口变量的关系。共有174名妇女在怀孕12 - 19周时接受了采访。在84名预测性别的女性中，56名（67%）认为自己怀的是男孩，28名（33%）预计是女孩。最常见的原因是个人感受（36%），食物/口味偏好（13%），他人反馈（13%），身体反应（13%）和梦想（7%）。在63名表示希望生男孩或女孩的妇女中，45名（71%）希望生女孩，18名（29%）希望生男孩。拥有本科或研究生学位的女性更有可能表示对男孩的偏好。年龄较大的孕妇更有可能报告说，她们认为自己怀的是男孩。总之，大多数妇女没有明确表示对子女性别的选择。当她们表达性别偏好时，更多的母亲表示希望生女孩。然而，男童自杀率高于女童。受教育程度高和年龄大的孕妇对男孩的偏好和预测可能反映了中国城市生男孩的内隐社会地位。
In an urban, mainland Chinese sample, we investigated expectant mothers’ stated gender preference for a boy or girl child, their conjectures on the fetal gender, the culture-specific beliefs for making their predictions, and their relations to sociodemographic variables. A total of 174 women were interviewed at 12–19 weeks gestation. Among 84 women who made a prediction on gender, 56 (67%) thought they were carrying a boy, and 28 (33%) expected a girl. The most frequent reasons cited for their speculation were personal feelings (36%), food/taste preference (13%), feedback from others (13%), somatic responses (13%) and dreams (7%). Out of 63 women who stated a wish for a boy or girl child, 45 (71%) wished for a girl and 18 (29%) wished for a boy. Women with undergraduate or graduate degrees were more likely to indicate a preference for boys. Older expectant mothers were more likely to report that they thought they were carrying boys. In conclusion, the majority of the women did not state a distinct choice for gender of the child. When they expressed a gender preference, more mothers expressed a desire to have a girl. However, boy child conjectures were more frequent than girl child conjectures. Greater boy child preference and prediction among the most highly educated and older expectant mothers might be reflective of implicit social status in having sons in urban China.
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DOI：
10.1363/3006804
发表时间：
2004-06-01
期刊：
INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES
影响因子：
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作者：
Hardee, K;Xie, ZM;Gu, BC
通讯作者：
Gu, BC
影响因子：
2.4
作者：
Lavely, W;Li, JK;Li, JH
通讯作者：
Li, JH
影响因子：
2.5
作者：
Perry, DF;DiPietro, J;Costigan, K
通讯作者：
Costigan, K
影响因子：
2.5
作者：
Shipp, TD;Shipp, DZ;Benacerraf, B
通讯作者：
Benacerraf, B
影响因子：
1.8
作者：
Su, BQ;Macer, DRJ
通讯作者：
Macer, DRJ