Pathways to childlessness may differ not only between individuals but also at the population level. This paper investigates differences in childlessness by comparing two countries-Britain and Italy-where levels of childlessness are high in comparison with many other European countries, but which have distinct fertility trajectories and family regimes. Using data from two large, representative n...

The article focuses on the social differences in attitudes toward female and male voluntary childlessness Bulgaria their dynamics over time. analysis is based data from European Social Survey conducted 2006 2018 Bulgaria. By means of multinomial logistic regression, we test effect period, gender, age, marital status, number children, education, employment, minority religiosity childlessness. re...

Introduction. The movement of voluntary childlessness ("childfree") appeared in Western society as a result the crisis traditional family and its loss basic functions. Despite existence cohort that is closer to model demographic behavior form conscious refusal have children, recent past it has not been widely used Russian society. socio-economic disadvantage post-Soviet period preservation over...

INTRODUCTION Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) affects many women of childbearing age, and rates of voluntary childlessness (VC) exceed those of the general population by far. The factors surrounding VC remain incompletely understood. METHODS Female members of the patient organisation Crohn's and Colitis UK aged 18-45 years were invited to complete an online questionnaire collecting data on de...

BACKGROUND Most African countries are pronatalistic with high total fertility rates and a low prevalence of voluntary childlessness. At present, limited data exist relating to the reasons why men and women desire children. This study explores parenthood motives among infertile couples from an urban community in South Africa. METHODS The parenthood-motivation list, an instrument developed in t...

Despite recent pronatalist policies in Hungary, the country has not boosted birth rates at expected rate. Higher educated women still delay transition to first birth, a smaller proportion of planned children are born than Western European countries, and level childlessness also been increasing. As post‐socialist legacy, prevailing traditional family gender norms strongly constrain reconciliatio...

The article considers financial, social, and personal reasons for childlessness by choice among young Chinese analyzes the consequences of such a decision. Voluntary is new phenomenon China that became more present even after abolition one-child policy an increase in promotion early marriages childbirth. Traditional family values gradually ceased importance society. Resembling developed Western...

OBJECTIVES This study examined the effect of childlessness on psychological well-being in widowhood taking into account the influences of social network variables. METHOD A total of 273 Chinese widowed individuals who were community dwelling formed the sample of this study. Sixteen percent (n = 44) were childless. Social network variables, instrumental activities of daily living, chronic illn...

OBJECTIVES Rapid growth in the size of the childless elderly population has prompted concerns about the negative effects of childlessness on psychological well-being. This study adds to this line of inquiry by examining the effects of childlessness on two important dimensions of elderly persons' psychological well-being: loneliness and depression. METHODS Using the 1993 Asset and Health Dynam...