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Family building: A social psychological study of fertility decisions

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Decision theory, coupled with a hierarchically arranged questionnaire format, is discussed as a possible approach to the prediction of birth planning decisions. The empirical success of the scheme is examined in terms of interrelating attitudes, behavioral intention, desired family size, and birth planning behavior.

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  1. University of Washington, USA

    Brenda D. Townes, Lee Roy Beach, Frederick L. Campbell & Roberta L. Wood

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This project was supported by Research Grant HD-07225-01A1 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Center for Population Research, by NICHD Center Grant HD-09397-01 to the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington, and by the University of Washington Graduate School Research Projects Fund, from the Public Health Service Biomedical Research Support Grants, Grant #RR07096. The authors thank Dr. Barbara H. Beach for her help with the data analyses. Requests for reprints should be sent to Brenda D. Townes, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195.

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Townes, B.D., Beach, L.R., Campbell, F.L. et al. Family building: A social psychological study of fertility decisions. Popul Environ 3, 210–220 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01255339

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