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Regretting mother‐ and fatherhood in Switzerland: Equal parenthood regret but for different reasons

Family Relations, Volume 75, Issue 3, Page 1841-1856, July 2026.
Abstract Objective This article investigates the prevalence of and factors associated with parenthood regret in Switzerland. Background There is increasing evidence that parenthood regrets occur both in mothers and fathers, but little is known about their causes and how they relate to gendered norms and conditions of parenthood.
Larissa Fritsch, Sandra Gilgen
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For Me, Quality of Life Is When I Get Through the Day Without Thinking: I Won't Make It: A Participatory Qualitative Study of Health‐Related Quality of Life in Rare Liver Diseases

Health Expectations, Volume 29, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Vascular liver diseases (VLDs) predominantly affect young adults and require lifelong monitoring. The health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with VLDs is deteriorated, with high levels of fatigue and depressive symptoms, but their lived experience and unmet needs remain unknown.
Anouck Alary, Jane Sattoe, Lynda Sifer‐Rivière, Isabelle Aujoulat, José Mira, Guenda Bernegger, Giada Danesi, Eva Gil‐Hernández, Pura Ballester, Mercedes Guilabert, Doortje Nipius, Jeanina Kousemaker‐Nieuwdorp, Kay van der Meer‐Kuiper, Stefania Cannavò, Cecile Drossart, Liliane Veniat, María Caiata Zufferey, Agnes Dumas   +17 more
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Unpacking the Multispecies Family: Predicting Pets as Family Members Using the General Social Survey

Sociological Forum, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 320-333, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The multispecies family has grown rapidly over the past 30 years in the United States. Scholarly understanding of pets as legitimate family members is increasing, but most work has been qualitative in nature. Statistical modeling of these dynamics has been bound by a lack of access to large‐scale, nationally representative datasets paywalled ...
Andrea Laurent‐Simpson
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Racing Against a Career‐Fertility Countdown: The Prospective Motherhood Penalty and Gendered Ageism in China's Workplace

Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 731-742, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the prospective motherhood penalty encountered by women white‐collar workers of childbearing age, regardless of their childbearing status, in China's non‐state‐owned enterprises. Drawing on 63 qualitative interviews with women employees, selected from a broader study of 85 participants, it explores how women subjectively ...
Rose Xueqing Zhang
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The Cost of Belonging: School Uniform Affordability in Aotearoa New Zealand

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2026.
This article presents findings on school uniform affordability as part of a broader feasibility study on school uniforms in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Data were collected from students, their parents/caregivers, and school staff across 3 secondary schools with differing socioeconomic profiles, using a combination of surveys, focus groups, and one‐on‐one ...
Johanna Reidy, Michaela Pettie, Lucy Telfar Barnard   +2 more
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Mapping the Ecological Landscape: A Systematized Review of Climate‐ and Nature‐Related Content in Couple and Family Therapy Literature From 2009 to 2025

Family Process, Volume 65, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Attention to climate‐ and nature‐related issues is largely absent from systemic practice and the field of Couple and Family Therapy (CFT). The effects of climate change and the consequences of living as if humans are separate from and dominate over the natural world are compromising health and driving planetary degradation. Ecological distress
Ari C. Bonagofski
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Fenomena Childfree Pada Generasi Milenial Ditinjau Dari Perspektif Islam

An-Nawa: Jurnal Studi Islam
This research examines the childfree phenomenon in the millennial generation from an Islamic perspective. The research method used is library research with qualitative descriptive analysis techniques.
Siti Nuroh, M. Sulhan
doaj   +1 more source

The “Childfree” Movement: How Individuals Negotiate Identities on Reddit

Journal of Public and Professional Sociology
“Childfree” is a chosen identity, reflecting an individual or couple’s decision to not procreate or parent. This paper explores how individuals who identify as childfree exhibit a high degree of agency while navigating external cultural expectations and ...
Elizabeth Rivera, Ellis S. Logan, Anne Price   +2 more
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“Why Would You Want a Baby When You Could Have a Dog?” Voluntarily Childless Women’s “Peternal” Feelings, Longing and Ambivalence

Social Sciences, 2019
This article explores voluntarily childless women’s experiences and understandings of human-animal interactions and their attitudes towards companion animals.
Helen Peterson, Kristina Engwall
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Childfree Perspektif Quraish Shihab: Analisis Tafsir Al-Mishbah terhadap QS. Al-Baqarah Ayat 233

Taruna Law
The phenomenon of childfree as a conscious decision not to have children has become a growing issue in modern society, including among Indonesian Muslims. This study aims to examine M.
Tegar Daffa Al Firdaus, Bunga Septia Nurul Fatikhah, Al Dafa Nurrohman, Pupung Budi Kurniawan   +3 more
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