Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2022 Nov;40(5):479-488. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2021.1892044. Epub 2021 Apr 10.
This study provides a theory-based snapshot of the processes involved in women's fertility intention formation and decisions regarding the timing of motherhood.
The trend to defer childbearing is linked with both empowering and challenging outcomes for women. The cognitive-social (C-S) model suggests that deliberative thinking regarding reproduction occurs following fertility-relevant life transitions, which results in fluctuations in motherhood schemas and fertility intentions. This framework was applied to explore fertility intention formation.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve women who either had children or desired children.
Two overarching themes central to the C-S model are discussed: (a) passive expectations and (b) deliberative intentions. Women's motherhood schemas were often underpinned by schematic structures (e.g. group norms and scripts) and material structures (e.g. observational influences). Life transitions and personal experiences tended to prompt deliberative thinking about motherhood plans.
The results were generally consistent with the C-S model, but highlight complexities to consider when investigating fertility expectations and intentions.
本研究提供了一个基于理论的视角，展示了女性生育意愿形成和决定生育时间的过程。
推迟生育的趋势对女性既有赋权作用，也有挑战。认知-社会（C-S）模型表明，与生育相关的生活转变后会进行关于生殖的深思熟虑，这导致了母性图式和生育意愿的波动。本框架应用于探索生育意愿的形成。
对 12 名有孩子或想要孩子的女性进行了半结构化访谈。
讨论了与 C-S 模型相关的两个主要主题：（a）被动期望和（b）深思熟虑的意图。女性的母性图式通常基于图式结构（例如群体规范和脚本）和物质结构（例如观察影响）。生活转变和个人经历往往会促使她们对生育计划进行深思熟虑。
结果总体上与 C-S 模型一致，但在调查生育期望和意图时，突出了需要考虑的复杂性。
