Exchange Theory and Fertility-Related Decision-Making
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 103 (2) , 265-276
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1977.9713326
Abstract
The rewards and costs of parenthood and employment were examined for 123 professional and nonprofessional currently married employed women in their late childbearing years. Individual rewards and costs were combined into overall indices of satisfaction with parenthood and employment and motivation for additional parenthood. General satisfaction with parenthood increased and the general costs of parenthood decreased with number of children. However, motivation for additional children decreased as family size increased.Keywords
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