Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem
Background: The Portuguese Synthetic Fertility Index (ISF) is among the lowest in Europe. However, the desire of each young individual to have a child without any restriction is higher than the reference value for the replacement of generations. Objective: Understand the relationship between sociode...
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| author | Paula Nelas João Duarte Emília Coutinho Cláudia Chaves Carla Cruz |
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| description | Background: The Portuguese Synthetic Fertility Index (ISF) is among the lowest in Europe. However, the desire of each young individual to have a child without any restriction is higher than the reference value for the replacement of generations. Objective: Understand the relationship between sociodemographic variables and self – esteem variables with the desire to have a child. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive-correlational study. A non-probabilistic for convenience sampling, composed of 398 participants with an average age of 20.79 years (sd = 2.785). The research protocol was questionnaire that characterizes the sociodemographic sample. Also included, the Questionnaire about desire to have a child (Cameira, Cabral, Leal, Pais-Ribeiro, 2000), with three dimensions (parenting, needs of the couple and ego needs) and Rosenberg Self – esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965, adap.). Results: It is amog women and in the age group ≤ 19 years that the desire to have a child is higher. Having a boyfriend, belonging to an extended family or not having siblings are related to higher desire to have a child, however without significant statistical differences. Self-esteem impacts the desire to have a child. Conclusions: Multiprofessional teams that relate directly to young adults should promote birth, taking into account not only the preparation and training for parenting, but also the promotion of sexual and reproductive health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08e2586970624188b724b59b3744a29d2023-01-02T01:52:09ZengAsociación Nacional de Psicología Evolutiva y Educativa de la Infancia Adolescencia Mayores y DiscapacidadINFAD0214-98772603-59872019-08-014134935610.17060/ijodaep.2019.n1.v4.15721290Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteemPaula Nelas0João Duarte1Emília Coutinho2Cláudia Chaves3Carla Cruz4Instituto Politécnico de Viseu. Escola Superior de SaúdeInstituto Politécnico de Viseu. Escola Superior de SaúdeInstituto Politécnico de Viseu. Escola Superior de SaúdeInstituto Politécnico de Viseu. Escola Superior de SaúdeInstituto Politécnico de Viseu. Escola Superior de SaúdeBackground: The Portuguese Synthetic Fertility Index (ISF) is among the lowest in Europe. However, the desire of each young individual to have a child without any restriction is higher than the reference value for the replacement of generations. Objective: Understand the relationship between sociodemographic variables and self – esteem variables with the desire to have a child. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive-correlational study. A non-probabilistic for convenience sampling, composed of 398 participants with an average age of 20.79 years (sd = 2.785). The research protocol was questionnaire that characterizes the sociodemographic sample. Also included, the Questionnaire about desire to have a child (Cameira, Cabral, Leal, Pais-Ribeiro, 2000), with three dimensions (parenting, needs of the couple and ego needs) and Rosenberg Self – esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965, adap.). Results: It is amog women and in the age group ≤ 19 years that the desire to have a child is higher. Having a boyfriend, belonging to an extended family or not having siblings are related to higher desire to have a child, however without significant statistical differences. Self-esteem impacts the desire to have a child. Conclusions: Multiprofessional teams that relate directly to young adults should promote birth, taking into account not only the preparation and training for parenting, but also the promotion of sexual and reproductive health.http://www.infad.eu/RevistaINFAD/OJS/index.php/IJODAEP/article/view/1572jovem adultoparentalidadeauto estima |
| spellingShingle | Paula Nelas João Duarte Emília Coutinho Cláudia Chaves Carla Cruz Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem INFAD jovem adulto parentalidade auto estima |
| title | Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem |
| title_full | Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem |
| title_fullStr | Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem |
| title_short | Desire to have a child in young adults:impact of sociodemographic context and self-esteem |
| title_sort | desire to have a child in young adults impact of sociodemographic context and self esteem |
| topic | jovem adulto parentalidade auto estima |
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