The Roles of Marital Commitment, Loneliness, and Emotion Seeking in the prediction of Women's Fertility Preferences

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M. A. in General Psychology, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch,

2 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Corresponding Author: nasim.nouri2@gmail.com

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to predict women's fertility preferences and motivations based on marital commitment, loneliness, and sensation-seeking. This is a correlational study in which 225 women, aged 20 to 45 years, were selected by purposeful convenience sampling method from Tehran government offices in 2018. Miller Fertility Preferences & Motivation Scale, Adams & Jones Marital Commitment Scale, Zuckerman & Eysenck Sensation Seeking Scale, and Dietomasso, Brennan & Bast Adult Social-Emotional Loneliness Scale were applied for measuring the variables. The findings of study reveal a negative relationship between fertility preferences and moral commitment, a positive relationship between positive fertility motivations and personal and moral commitment, and a positive relationship between negative fertility preferences with moral and structural commitment, family and social loneliness, adventurous features and emotion-seeking. The results of regression analysis showed that fertility preferences and incentives can be predicted by loneliness, sensation seeking and marital commitment respectively. These results value the need of pre-pregnancy psychological counseling for women.
 

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Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological
Volume 17, Issue 3 - Serial Number 60
October 2019
Pages 121-146

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