Religiosity and Fertility Intentions

Can the Gender Regime Explain Cross-Country Differences

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11295348
AutoresChristoph Bein (0000-0002-2434-8971, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, autor de correspondencia), A H Gauthier (0000-0001-9808-2857, University of Groningen), Monika Mynarska (0000-0002-9702-6009, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw)
Año2021
Volumen37
Número2
Páginas443-472
Fecha de publicación2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0168-6577 • E-ISSN: 1572-9885
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10680-020-09574-w
PMID33911995
OpenAlexW3127503538
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas66

Research on the relationship between religiosity and fertility intentions revealed substantial cross-national differences. In some countries, a strong and positive effect of religiosity on fertility intentions was found, while in others, the effect was weaker or not significant, and the reasons underlying these cross-national differences are still unclear. The aim of this article is to explain these macro-level differences from the perspective of the prevailing gender regime. We argue that in countries with more traditional regimes, a stronger effect of religiosity on fertility intentions could be expected than in countries with a more egalitarian view. We make use of the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey and incorporate data from a total of 12 European countries in our analysis. We examine the influence of gender regime according to various macro-level indicators on gender attitudes and gender equality using meta-regression analyses. We also conduct robustness checks using other indicators such as the Gender Development Index. Our results reveal that the gender regime is only able to explain these differences in certain situations, specifically those relating to the long-term fertility intentions of men

Demographic economics · Economics · Fertility · Gender equality · Macro level · Population · Regression analysis · Religiosity · Sociology · Statistics · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology