{"id":20423,"date":"2025-03-24T15:47:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=20423"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:47:33","slug":"new-study-reveals-evolving-views-on-voluntary-childlessness-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-study-reveals-evolving-views-on-voluntary-childlessness-across-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Reveals Evolving Views on Voluntary Childlessness Across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A revealing study analyzes attitudes towards voluntary childlessness in 27 European countries, distinguishing between social expectations and perceived consequences, and uncovering widespread cultural and demographic influences.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent study has taken an unprecedented deep dive into the evolving attitudes towards voluntary childlessness across 27 European countries, presenting compelling insights that highlight significant cultural and demographic influences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0319081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Published <\/a>in the open-access journal PLOS One, the study was conducted by Ivett Szalma from the HUN-REN Center for Social Sciences in Budapest, Hungary, alongside Marieke Heers from Switzerland&#8217;s FORS &#8211;\u00a0the Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences &#8211; and Maria Letizia Tanturri of the University of Padova, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study comes at a time when choosing not to have children is becoming increasingly common in Europe. The researchers focused on understanding how views on childlessness vary depending on whether the emphasis is on social expectations or perceived life consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur study finds that lower gender inequality predicts higher acceptance of voluntary childlessness, while the level of religiosity does not make any differences,\u201d the authors revealed in their concluding remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers categorized attitudes as either prescriptive, which are centered on social expectations like whether people approve or disapprove of choosing childlessness, or proscriptive, which consider the perceived negative implications for childless individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Utilizing data from 27 countries, the analysis illuminated the complex nature of these attitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, the study found significant correlations based on sociodemographic factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Societies with higher rates of childlessness tended to have greater acceptance of childlessness in a proscriptive sense, but this trend wasn\u2019t observed for prescriptive attitudes. In regions with greater gender equality, there was a higher acceptance of childlessness in both measures. This trend suggests that gender roles and economic stability significantly influence attitudes towards childlessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data also revealed that women, individuals with higher educational attainment, and in some instances, younger people generally held more accepting views towards voluntary childlessness. This could be tied to a greater awareness of the personal and professional costs associated with parenthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, retirees were found to be less approving from a prescriptive standpoint, likely reflecting generational differences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surprisingly, a country\u2019s overall religiosity did not significantly sway attitudes in either direction. However, on an individual level, more religious people tended to show less acceptance of voluntary childlessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers believe that distinguishing between these prescriptive and proscriptive attitudes provides a clearer picture of societal norms and perceptions. 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