Childbearing desires of childless men and women: When are goals adjusted?
Childbearing desires of childless men and women: When are goals adjusted?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.alcr.2012.09.003
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发表时间：
2013-06-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Reimondos, Anna
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作者：
Gray, Edith;Evans, Ann;Reimondos, Anna
本文探讨了期望未来生育率的概念。生育的愿望往往是概念化的文学作为代表一个人的理想未来的生育能力，没有限制或障碍，以实现预期的结果。因此，与生育意愿不同，生育意愿被认为相对不受生活环境变化的影响。使用一个理论驱动的模型，结合目标调整，我们测试是否无子女的男性和女性的愿望，实际上随着时间的推移而改变。利用澳大利亚家庭、收入和劳动力动态（HILDA）调查（2001-2010年）的数据，我们专门调查了生活环境的变化是否会影响生育意愿的变化。我们发现，年龄是密切相关的调整生育的愿望，是关系的形成。然而，愿望不会受到短期冲击的很大影响，如健康状况不佳或失业，尽管这些事件对妇女和男子的影响不同。总的来说，这些发现与目标调整的心理学理论是一致的，也就是说，如果个人认为他们的愿望不太可能实现，他们会修改他们的愿望。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
This paper examines the concept of desired future fertility. Childbearing desires are often conceptualized in the literature as representing an individual's ideal future fertility where there are no constraints or obstacles to achieve the desired outcome. As such, childbearing desires, unlike fertility intentions, are thought to be relatively unaffected by changing life circumstances. Using a theoretically driven model incorporating goal adjustment, we test whether desires of childless men and women do in fact change over time. Using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey (2001-2010) we specifically investigate whether changing life circumstances do effect a change in childbearing desires. We find that age is strongly related to adjusting childbearing desires, as is relationship formation. Desires are however, not greatly influenced by short-term shocks such as an episode of poor health or unemployment, although these events have different effects for women and for men. Overall, the findings are consistent with psychological theories of goal adjustment, that is, individuals will revise their desires for having children if they perceive that their desires are not likely to be fulfilled. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.