Environmental attitudes and fertility desires among US adolescents from 2005-2019.
Environmental attitudes and fertility desires among US adolescents from 2005-2019.
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2005-2019 年美国青少年的环境态度和生育愿望。
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10.1111/jomf.12885
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2023
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Hartnett,CarolineSten
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Rackin,HeatherM;Gemmill,Alison;Hartnett,CarolineSten
这份简短的报告探讨了环境态度和生育意愿之间的联系，随着时间的推移，在美国。背景为了了解生育决策，重要的是要确定影响生育意愿的因素。对环境问题的担忧可能与较低的期望生育率有关，特别是在最近向成年过渡的人群中。年轻人可能会觉得少生一个孩子可以减少他们的“碳足迹”，或者可能不愿意让孩子们进入一个不确定的和困难的未来，由于气候变化。回归是用来检查想要的孩子和协议，政府应该处理环境问题，即使它意味着支付更多的tax.ResultsThose谁赞同，政府应该处理环境问题的数量之间的关系报告平均生育欲望比那些谁没有。这种关联是由对大家庭（四个或更多孩子）而不是正常规模家庭（2-3个孩子）的需求下降所驱动的。政治认同和宗教信仰减弱，但不能解释这种联系。有一些证据表明，在2017-2019.ConclusionEvidence更强的关联显示，环境态度和生育偏好之间的关联，可能会随着时间的推移而加强。
ObjectiveThis brief report examines links between environmental attitudes and fertility desires over time in the United States.BackgroundTo understand fertility decision making, it is important to identify factors that influence fertility desires. Concerns about environmental problems may be associated with lower desired fertility, especially in recent cohorts transitioning to adulthood. Youth may feel that having one less child can reduce their “carbon footprint” or may be unwilling to bring children into an uncertain and difficult future due to climate change.MethodData are from 12th graders in the Monitoring the Future study (2005–2019;N= 34,104). Regression is used to examine the relationship between number of children wanted and agreement that the government should deal with environmental problems even if it means paying more taxes.ResultsThose who endorsed that government should deal with environmental problems reported lower average fertility desires than those who did not. The association was driven by a decreased desire for large families (four or more children) rather than normatively sized families (2–3 children). Political identity and religiosity attenuated but did not explain the association. There was some evidence of stronger associations in 2017–2019.ConclusionEvidence showed associations between environmental attitudes and childbearing preferences that may have strengthened over time.ImplicationsEnvironmental attitudes may be a factor in the recent decline in youth's fertility desires and could have consequences for future fertility.