Changes in Values of Children and Fertility Intents from 1977-1986 [microform] / Janet Morahan-Martin
- Bib ID:
- 5501527
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- Author:
- Morahan-Martin, Janet
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988
- 15 p.
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This paper examined the perceived values of children and fertility intents among college undergraduates. It described changes in the value of children by comparing data collected from students in 1986 to data obtained from a comparable group of students in 1977. The 1977 sample consisted of 341 students of whom 178 (52%) were male and 193 (48%) were females. The 1986 sample consisted of 332 students of whom 137 (41%) were male and 195 (59%) were females. Specific values of children were assessed using the Children Attitude Scales. The findings indicated that students in 1986 agreed more than students in 1977 with children providing continuity, tradition, security, and goals and incentives and agreed less with the costs of children, the need for decision-mindedness in childbearing, and children providing social status. More changes occurred for males than females between 1977 and 1986, and a strong relationship existed between the specific values of children and number of children expected in both survey years. A pattern from both studies indicated that people who desired larger families were more likely to emphasize the positive values of children while minimizing the costs and need for decision-mindedness. An appendix provides the conceptual model, and 13 references are included. (JHP)
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