ABSTRACTThe present study was designed to examine sociocultural and relational predictors of fert... more ABSTRACTThe present study was designed to examine sociocultural and relational predictors of fertility-specific distress in the experience of involuntary childlessness. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine whether gender self-confidence, relational quality, feminist perspectives, and traditional mothering values predict fertility-related distress. Analyses revealed that higher traditional mothering values and lower relational quality predicted higher levels of fertility-related distress. Younger age and lower income also predicted higher distress. Placing women's reproductive struggles in a sociocultural context may help to increase women's sense of agency and authenticity in negotiating their own perceptions of motherhood as they make reproductive decisions.
ABSTRACTThe present study was designed to examine sociocultural and relational predictors of fert... more ABSTRACTThe present study was designed to examine sociocultural and relational predictors of fertility-specific distress in the experience of involuntary childlessness. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine whether gender self-confidence, relational quality, feminist perspectives, and traditional mothering values predict fertility-related distress. Analyses revealed that higher traditional mothering values and lower relational quality predicted higher levels of fertility-related distress. Younger age and lower income also predicted higher distress. Placing women's reproductive struggles in a sociocultural context may help to increase women's sense of agency and authenticity in negotiating their own perceptions of motherhood as they make reproductive decisions.
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