Conference presentation
The theory of planned behavior and the realization of fertility intentions
Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2013 (New Orleans, LA, 11/04/2013–13/04/2013)
2013
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the determinant elements of the Theory of Planned Behavior and realization of fertility intentions. We focus on the time-frame of people’s fertility intentions and ask whether a different time-frame of the intention leads to different outcomes. We combine data from the Norwegian Generations and Gender Survey (2007) with information from administrative registers, meaning that we have longitudinal birth histories after the survey for the entire original sample. Preliminary results suggest that parents realize their fertility intentions more often then childless, regardless of the time-frame of their intention. Childless with a short-term fertility intention have a higher hazard ratio for becoming a parent compared to those with a long-term intention. In line with the Theory of Planned Behavior, attitudes, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms affect on the time-frame of fertility intentions, but not the realization of the fertility intentions.
Details
- Title
- The theory of planned behavior and the realization of fertility intentions
- Authors/Creators
- L. Dommermuth (Author/Creator)J.E. Klobas (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Population Association of America Annual Meeting 2013 (New Orleans, LA, 11/04/2013–13/04/2013)
- Identifiers
- 991005543380407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Note
- Poster Presentation
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