The influence of a supportive environment for families on women’s fertility intentions and behavior in South Korea

Yoon, Soo-Yeon

doi:10.4054/demres.2017.36.7

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“…These women are more likely than low-SEP women to: (1) have a partner, (2) be employed, particularly if their partner is unemployed and investing more heavily in childcare and household tasks, and thus (3) not be in a position to have another child. The role of partner support in childbearing decisions in high-income populations is of interest (Duvander & Andersson, 2006;Rijken & Liefbroer, 2009;Yoon, 2017). Here again, our results differ somewhat from previous studies, at least some of which find positive relationships between indicators of partner support (such as partner's childcare involvement and taking of paternal leave) and fertility.…”

Section: Influence Of Support On Second Birth Outcomescontrasting

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Support for new mothers and fertility in the United Kingdom: Not all support is equal in the decision to have a second child

Schaffnit

Sear

2017

Population Studies

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Low fertility across Europe highlights the need to understand reproductive decisions in high-income countries better. Availability of support may be one factor influencing reproductive decisions, though within high-income countries availability varies between environments, including socio-economic environments. We test whether receiving higher levels of support, from different sources (informal and formal) and of different types (practical and emotional), is positively correlated with second births in the United Kingdom (UK) Millennium Cohort Study, and whether these relationships differ by socio-economic position (SEP). Our hypothesis is only partially supported: receiving emotional support correlates with higher likelihood of second birth, but the opposite is true for practical support. Availability of different types of support varies across SEP, but relationships between support and fertility are similar, with one exception: kin-provided childcare increases the likelihood of birth only among lower-SEP women. Our results highlight that not all support is equal in the decision to have a second child.

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Section: Influence Of Support On Second Birth Outcomescontrasting

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Support for new mothers and fertility in the United Kingdom: Not all support is equal in the decision to have a second child

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Sear

2017

Population Studies

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“…Japan and the Republic of Korea have achieved high levels of human development, and Japanese and Korean women are the most educated among OECD countries. 34 However, societal expectations might play a role in women leaving the labor force after giving birth to their first child (Macnaughtan 2015, Yoon 2017. The female LFP in Japan and the Republic of Korea follows an M-shaped curve over the life cycle, with its peak around women in their late 20s, falling during their childbearing and rearing years, and then rising when children reach school age.…”

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“…The gender ratios of unpaid domestic and care work in Japan and the Republic of Korea are thus the highest among the countries presented in Table 6.1. The difficulty in combining worker and mother roles has made many highly educated women say "no" to marriage, and many married women are hesitant to have a second child (Nagase and Brinton 2017, Yoon 2017, Hwang 2016. This could have led to the persistent low fertility rates and rapid population aging in Japan and the Republic of Korea.…”

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“…In the early 2000s, the Japanese government required that companies with more than 300 employees should construct action plans to support employees with family responsibilities and encourage male employees to participate in housework and care provision (Nagase and Brinton 2017). With extensive government efforts, the status of Japanese and Korean women in the labor market has improved and men's participation in care provision has steadily increased, although more concerted efforts are needed to fundamentally transform gendered norms and practices in society (Macnaughtan 2015, Yoon 2017).…”

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Inclusive Growth for Men and Women in the People’s Republic of China: Demographic, Technological, and Structural Transformations

Joffre¹,

Dong²

2019

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The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term "country" in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

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“…In our current work, we conceptualize fertility intentions as the desire to have a certain number of children and the spacing between births. Women's desires regarding having children are related to micro and macro level factors-the individual characteristics, personal unconscious motivations, and socio-cultural environment [3][4][5][6]. Less is known regarding the way experiences, especially the lived birth experience, relate to changes in fertility intentions.…”

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Fertility intentions and the way they change following birth- a prospective longitudinal study

Preis

Tovim

Mor

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Introduction: Women's fertility intentions, their desired number of children and desired inter-pregnancy interval (IPI) are related to micro (personal) and macro (socio-cultural) level factors. We investigated factors that contribute to changes in women's fertility intentions in Israel, a developed country with high birth rates. Methods: Pregnant women (N=1163), recruited from prenatal clinics and hospitals in two major metropolitan areas, completed self-report questionnaires prenatally (≥24 weeks gestation) and postpartum (two months after childbirth). Women reported their socio-demographic background and obstetric history prenatally, their desired number of children and IPI at both time-points, and their objective and subjective birth experiences postpartum. Results: The findings indicated that background characteristics were related to prenatal fertility intentions. The strongest contributor to prenatal fertility intentions was degree of religiosity- the more religious women were, the more children they desired and the shorter their desired IPI. Women's postpartum fertility intentions were mostly consistent with their prenatal reports. In regression models, only being very-religious, more educated, and previously giving birth were protective against a decrease in desired number of children from before birth to after birth. Greater birth satisfaction and giving birth for the first time were protective of changing desired IPI. Conclusion: Having a negative birth experience could adversely affect women's fertility intentions, but in a pronatalist and medicalized birth culture, social pressures may decrease the effects of birth experiences on fertility intentions. Keywords: Fertility Intentions; Birth Experience; Religiosity; Interpregnancy Interval; Mode of Delivery.

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The influence of a supportive environment for families on women’s fertility intentions and behavior in South Korea

Cited by 45 publications

References 63 publications

Support for new mothers and fertility in the United Kingdom: Not all support is equal in the decision to have a second child

Support for new mothers and fertility in the United Kingdom: Not all support is equal in the decision to have a second child

Inclusive Growth for Men and Women in the People’s Republic of China: Demographic, Technological, and Structural Transformations

Fertility intentions and the way they change following birth- a prospective longitudinal study

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