Polki wobec płodności i posiadania dzieci – doniesienie wstępne

Karolina Kossakowska

doi:10.18778/1427-969X.21.02

Authors

Karolina Kossakowska Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Nauk o Wychowaniu, Instytut Psychologii, Zakład Psychopatologii i Psychologii Klinicznej, 91-433 Łódź, ul. Smugowa 10/12

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1427-969X.21.02

Keywords:

fertility, motherhood, attitudes

Abstract

In the developed countries, the age of becoming pregnant and giving birth to the first child is constantly delayed. This trend is also present in Poland. Many women postpone their decision about becoming mothers and some of them do not decide to have a child at all. An important question concerns reasons for postponing the decision or resignation from motherhood. The study was conducted in a group of 247 women aged 20 to 46 years (M = 29.67, SD = 4.54). The participants filled in the Polish version of Attitudes to Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS), which enables the assessment of attitudes in terms of the three components: Importance for the future, Hindranceat present and Female identity. Higher average scores on Hindrance at present were obtained mainly by those women who were younger, single or living in an informal relationship, and those who studied and worked at the same time. The component Importance for the future was relevant for instance for married women. Female identity appeared important for married women living in rural areas. No statistically significant differences were found for level of education or financial status.

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