Miller W B
Transnational Family Research Institute, Sunnyvale, California, USA.
J Biosoc Sci. 1995 Oct;27(4):473-87. doi: 10.1017/s0021932000023087.
This paper conceptualises the motive force behind human childbearing as originating in two broad traits which have biological bases, are shaped by experiences during early life and are expressed through their effect on desires and intentions. An instrument for measuring childbearing motivation, the Childbearing Questionnaire (CBQ), is presented. Using a sample of 401 married couples two main scales, nine subscales, and several independent items are described. Evidence for the reliability and validity of this instrument is presented. The versatility of the CBQ as a research instrument and the usefulness of the conceptualisation from which it is derived as a way of integrating social, behavioural, and biological science approaches to childbearing motivation are discussed.
本文将人类生育背后的动力概念化为源于两个具有生物学基础的广泛特征，这些特征受早年经历的塑造，并通过其对欲望和意图的影响得以体现。本文还介绍了一种测量生育动机的工具——生育问卷（CBQ）。通过对401对已婚夫妇的样本进行研究，描述了两个主要量表、九个分量表以及若干独立项目。文中给出了该工具可靠性和有效性的证据。讨论了CBQ作为一种研究工具的通用性，以及它所源自的概念化作为整合社会、行为和生物科学方法来研究生育动机的一种方式的实用性。
