Rismarini Nadya Anjani, Adira Nesya
Department of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Cult Health Sex. 2025 Jun;27(6):719-732. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2024.2398619. Epub 2024 Sep 12.
The decision of couples or individuals to not have any children or to be childfree has recently stirred up heated controversy in Indonesia, especially after some prominent social media influencers endorsed views regarding the benefits of choosing to be childfree. This endorsement led to various debates as to whether childfree is considered an appropriate decision, specifically in a society such as Indonesia. We conducted this study to explore Indonesians' perceptions in general towards childfree decisions through qualitative research. We collected responses from 53 participants aged 20-59 recruited online through various social media platforms. We limited our participants to a minimum age of 19, which was considered mature enough to have well-informed opinions regarding marriage and reproductive health issues. Findings were developed through thematic analysis and examined childfree decision making dynamics with a focus on knowledge, personal opinions, attitudes towards being childfree, stigma towards childfree people, and comparisons by gender. Implications and areas for future research are discussed.
夫妻或个人决定不生育或选择不要孩子，最近在印度尼西亚引发了激烈的争议，尤其是在一些知名社交媒体影响者支持选择不要孩子的好处的观点之后。这种支持引发了各种辩论，即不要孩子是否被视为一个合适的决定，特别是在印度尼西亚这样的社会中。我们通过定性研究进行了这项研究，以探讨印度尼西亚人对不要孩子的决定的总体看法。我们从通过各种社交媒体平台在线招募的53名年龄在20至59岁之间的参与者那里收集了回复。我们将参与者的最低年龄限制在19岁，这被认为足够成熟，能够对婚姻和生殖健康问题有明智的看法。研究结果通过主题分析得出，并研究了不要孩子的决策动态，重点关注知识、个人观点、对不要孩子的态度、对不要孩子的人的污名化以及性别比较。还讨论了研究的意义和未来研究的领域。
