The generalized and relatively homogeneous fertility decline across European countries in
the aftermath of the Great Recession poses serious challenges to our knowledge of …

Numerous studies aim to connect negative fertility desires and outcomes with employment
conditions deemed to be uncertain. However, there is a lack of consensus about how to …

Objective: We aim to investigate how the perceived consequences of COVID-19 affect
people's childbearing intentions in Poland. Background: With the pandemic having an …

FROM RYDER'S (1973)“cloudy future” to Lee's (1980)“moving target,” the malleable nature
of fertility preferences is widely accepted; however, tools for conceptualizing and measuring …

Drawing on user-generated threads from Reddit as a data source, symbolic interactionism
and qualitative thematic analysis were used to investigate how, specifically, parents …

Trends of delayed childbearing have accompanied declining birth rates and increasing
numbers of childless adults in the USA. Women may postpone parenting in order to save …

Recently the difference between actual and hypothetical fertility (fertility gap) has served as
an indication to enforce family policies with the purpose to increase births. This paper …

In recent decades, normative expectations for parenthood have changed for both men and
women, fertility has declined, and work–family arrangements have become more egalitarian …

Objective: The aim of this study is to extend our knowledge about uncertainty in fertility
intentions from a life course perspective. We want to find out if life course markers such as …

BACKGROUND Explanations of the increase in cohabitation often rely on the concept of
ideational change and shifting social norms. While researchers have investigated …