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Involuntarily Childless Couples: Their Desire to have Children and Their Motives
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | van Balen, F. Trimbos-Kemper, T. C. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Long-term infertile couples often reflect seriously on their desire for a child. By investigating involuntarily childless couples we might get a better understanding of the intensity of the desire for the first child, the motives behind this desire and the difference between men and women in these respects. In this study among 108 couples with a mean infertility period of 8.6 years, the desire for children was still very strong especially among the women. Also, there were differences between men and women as to their motives for having a child. The most frequent motives for wanting a child are part of the categories happiness and well-being. Motives within the categories social control and continuity were seldom mentioned. Among women with the most intense desire for a child, motives within the categories motherhood and identity-development were very important. |
| Related Links | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/01674829509024462 |
| Ending Page | 144 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 137 |
| ISSN | 0167482X |
| e-ISSN | 17438942 |
| DOI | 10.3109/01674829509024462 |
| Journal | Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Family Studies Intense Desire Desire for a Child Involuntarily |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Clinical Psychology Reproductive Medicine Psychiatry and Mental Health Obstetrics and Gynecology |
