Prevalence, age of decision, and interpersonal warmth judgements of childfree adults: Replication and extensions.

ABSTRACT: Childfree individuals, who are also described as 'childless by choice' or 'voluntarily childless', have decided they do not want biological or adopted children. This is an important population to understand because its members have unique reproductive health and end-of-life needs, and they encounter challenges managing work-life balance and with stereotypes. Prior estimates of childfree adults' prevalence in the United States, their age of decision, and interpersonal warmth judgements have varied widely over time and by study design. To clarify these characteristics of the contemporary childfree population, we conduct a pre-registered direct replication of a recent population-representative study. All estimates concerning childfree adults replicate, boosting confidence in earlier conclusio

SUBMITTER: Watling Neal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075426 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature