Realization of fertility intentions by different time frames

Abstract

This paper focuses on the realization of positive fertility intentions with different time frames. The analyses are based on a unique combination of survey data and information from Norwegian administrative registers on childbearing in the years following the complete selected sample. Guided by the theoretical and empirical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the results suggest that a fertility intention's time frame is relevant for childbearing behaviour, but the patterns are somewhat different for respondents who were childless at the time of the interview compared to those who already had children. Overall, childless were less likely to realize their fertility intentions than parents. Following the TPB, childless may underestimate the difficulty of acting on their intentions and therefore have more difficulty realizing their intentions, versus parents who take into account their ability to manage another child. The results also show that childless with an immediate fertility intention are more likely to succeed than those with a longer-term intention. Likewise, parents with an immediate fertility intention are more likely to realize their intention during the two first years after the interview, but after four years the childbearing rate was higher among those with longer-term fertility intentions.

Factors related to childbearing intentions among women: a cross-sectional study in health centers, Saveh, Iran

“…Our findings showed that age was significantly and negatively associated with childbearing intention. This finding is consistent with existing evidence showing that age has an effect on childbearing [ 4 , 29 , 30 ]. For instance, a study by Kodzi et al showed that with each 1-year increase in age at the first childbearing, fertility dropped 3% in women [ 31 ].…”

“…In line with previous researches on different populations [ 12 , 30 ], the results of our study indicated that more positive attitudes toward having a child were associated with more favorable intentions to have a child. Most of the literature on the TPB-based framework, emphasize the importance of attitude as a basic influential construct in the prediction of behavior [ 7 , 8 , 26 ].…”

“…In this study, SN of the women were significantly associated with their childbearing intention. Similarly, previous studies showed that SN may play a key role in low fertility contexts [ 8 , 12 , 13 , 30 ]. According to the TPB, SN in the childbearing intentions is linked to the increased importance of individual self-sufficiency.…”

Psychological and Sociodemographic Predictors of Fertility Intention among Childbearing-Aged Women in Hamadan, West of Iran: An Application of the BASNEF Model

“…Other findings of the present study demonstrated that attitude and subjective norms also predict the intention of childbearing among women, which is consistent with the results of similar studies [7]. In fact, if a woman has a positive attitude toward childbearing and the important people in her life encourage her in this regard, it can significantly contribute to the woman’s childbearing intention [15]. In some countries, religious beliefs regarding childbearing increase the intention to have children [16].…”

The fertility willingness and acceptability of preimplantation genetic testing in Chinese patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

“…For most Chinese families, childbearing is one of the most important functions of marriage and family. Considering the existing research, whether there is the influence of disease or not, people's fertility intention is strongly related to age, and questionnaire is mainly designed to understand the fertility intention of ADPKD patients and the cognition of PGT technology, so the control study with healthy people was not included in the study design [27,28]. This study showed that only 45.0% (117/260) of ADPKD patients at reproductive age had fertility intentions.…”