Different Facets of Attitudes Towards Having Children
The Procreation Attitude Scale (PrAttS)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12995236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tristan Marhenke (Fresenius (Germany), corresponding author), Roland Imhoff (0000-0003-0807-463X, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-83 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472 |
| Publisher | PsychOpen (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.5964/ijpr.v14i1.3935 |
| OpenAlex | W3040038046 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
The attitudes towards children are more complex than simple positive/negative distinctions. In the present study, we sought in two studies (N = 445) to provide a tool to explore different facets of attitudes towards babies and procreation by developing and validating a questionnaire regarding attitudes towards procreation. Study 1 was conducted to develop an English language scale tapping into adultsâ€TM attitudes toward having offspring. A larger number of statements were formulated that expressed an emotional value and motivational attitudes towards having babies. The sample consisted of n = 157 participants. Participantsâ€TM responses were subjected to a preliminary principal components analysis with an oblique rotation. Study 1 obtained a relatively economical scale to tap into three facets of attitudes toward having children. Study 2 sought to validate a German language version of the same scale as in the previous study. A total of n = 288 participants were recruited. The 13 items of the scale were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. Study 2 confirmed the three-dimensional structure. The Procreation Attitude Scales (PrAttS) consists of 13 items representing three underlying dimensions: (1) unconditional positivity, (2) anticipated annoyance and (3) contingent willingness. The present investigations showed twice a gender difference in emotional attitudes, revealing that women have a stronger emotional interest in procreation and babies. The PrAttS provides an explicit method of interest for children, providing an alternative to more recently criticized implicit measures
Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · German · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |