Mental health and the wish to have a child: a longitudinal, cross-cultural comparison between Germany and China

Background The desire to have children has been declining globally, especially in industrialized nations. This study examines the physical health correlates, and positive and negative mental health correlates of the wish to have a child across time and in two countries. Method Questionnaire data wer...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Margraf, Kristen L. Lavallee, Xiao Chi Zhang, Jan K. Woike, Silvia Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2020.1816959