A Study of the Relationship Between Childrearing Conditions and Attitudes Towards Childrearing Based on the Ecological Systems Theory

这项研究利用全国样本的大规模调查数据，考察了社会背景与人们对育儿的态度之间的关系。结果显示，生活在没有孩子的城市的30多岁的人可能会感觉到，日本社会养育孩子的能力正在下降。因为生孩子本身似乎被视为一种个人风险，许多人可能会选择少生孩子。育儿规范的多样化与强化的契合，使许多人难以接受与自己不同的育儿规范。因此，有孩子和没有孩子的人在养育孩子的角色上都可能感到受到限制。

This research examined how social contexts are related to people's attitudes towards childrearing using large-scale survey data with a national sample. The results showed that individuals in their 30s who live in a city with no children are likely to perceive that the ability to raise children in Japanese society is in decline. Because having a child in itself seems to be regarded as a personal risk, many individuals may choose to have few children. The coincidence of diversification and reinforcement in childrearing norms makes it difficult for many people to accept childrearing norms that are different from own. As a result, both individuals with children and without children may feel constrained in the parenting role.