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Factors Affecting Early and Late Deciders of Voluntary Childlessness

, 1983
Few comparisons have been made between adults who make early, explicit decisions not to have children, and others who reach voluntary childlessness through a series of postponements.
Callan, VJ, Victor J. Callan
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Poetics of Trauma in Olga Ravn’s My Work: Towards Matricentric Writing

Interlitteraria
Over the past two decades, numerous novels and memoirs have explored contemporary motherhood. In contrast to idealised portrayals of mothers, new narratives of motherhood have emerged that foreground the subjective maternal experience.
Marianne Lind
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Voluntary childlessness: A critical review of the literature

Studies in the Maternal, 2014
A voluntarily childless identity is a pertinent aspect in the discussion of family formations and non-reproduction. While childlessness describes a person or couple who does not have children, voluntary childlessness is characterized by a choice, commitment, and permanence regarding the decision not to parent.
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A Study on the Attitudes and Perceptions of Medical Professionals and Nonmedical Professionals toward “DINK Couples”: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study

Annals of Indian Psychiatry
Introduction: The rise of double-income no kids (DINK) households represents a noteworthy reversal from historical norms, where marriage was closely tied to starting a family.
Deepika Lobo, Meenakshi Joshi, Jyotika Sharma, Vishwa Thakkar, Sagar Karia, Nilesh Shah   +5 more
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Voluntary Childlessness in Women: A Scoping Review

This project is a scoping review protocol examining voluntary childlessness in women. The review aims to map the existing literature, identify key themes, summarize methodological characteristics, and highlight evidence gaps across psychological, social,
hasan azimi nejad, MARZIYEH ROUHOLAMINI
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The meaning and experience of voluntary childlessness for married couples

, 2005
This hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry investigated the meaning and lived experience of voluntary childlessness for married couples. The extant literature on childlessness is dated, and although popular and academic works offer more recent ...
Mawson, Diana L.
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Understanding Childlessness: A Longitudinal Study of Reproductive, Work, and Union Trajectories in Italy

reservedChildlessness is a multifaceted phenomenon on the rise in most European countries. Remaining childless is a process that needs to be studied in relation to individuals' life trajectories, as this is the key to understand the complexity of paths ...
BALDAN, CHIARA
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Knowledge production about voluntary childlessness as a family form: a systematic review of trends

, 2015
There has been a steady increase in research concerned with non-traditional reproductive decision-making, including research investigating voluntarily childlessness.
Lynch, Ingrid
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Voluntary childlessness and family planning in men with inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review. [PDF]

Crohns Colitis 360
Ma S, Jones V, Fourie S, Czuber-Dochan W, Galdas P.   +4 more
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Childless by choice: a qualitative study on couples' experiences of marriage and voluntary childlessness

, 2021
ABSTRACT: Voluntary childlessness is defined as a process in which individuals do not have a child and they intentionally choose to become childless. The numbers of individuals and couples who decide to remain childless have increased over time. For the Turkish context, based on the statistics of TÜIK (Turkish Statistical Institute), in 2020, 13.5% of ...
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