Three dimensions of the relationship between gender role attitudes and fertility intentions
Level 4 - case-series / case-control
Level is by design analogy (non-clinical cross-sectional survey analysis), not clinical CEBM.
OpenAlex W3161706798 · doi:10.1186/s41118-021-00126-6
What was done
The authors evaluated the relationship between gender role attitudes and fertility intentions using cross-sectional data from the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) across eight European countries. They proposed and applied a three-dimensional framework distinguishing between gender role attitudes in the public sphere, mothers' roles in the family, and fathers' roles in the family.
What was found
The abstract reports no numerical values, effect sizes, or confidence intervals. It notes that egalitarian gender attitudes are more prevalent regarding the public sphere than regarding maternal or paternal family roles. The association between gender role attitudes and fertility intentions differed in statistical significance and magnitude across the three attitudinal dimensions, respondent gender, parity, and country.
Why it matters
The study suggests that treating gender role attitudes as a single, unidimensional construct may explain contradictory findings in demographic research, highlighting the need to separate public-sphere and family-sphere gender norms.
Limits
The abstract does not report sample sizes, specific countries, effect estimates, or statistical significance metrics. The analysis relies on self-reported survey data and cross-sectional associations, precluding causal inference regarding fertility intentions or actual childbearing behaviors.
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- context Within societies, individuals holding more traditional gender attitudes have higher fertility rates.