eprintid: 4402
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2023-10-06 09:33:07
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Zubeldia Razquin, Marije
creators_id: S3390144
creators_email: m.zubeldia.razquin@student.rug.nl
title: Exploring fertility intentions after the transition to parenthood
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: For my Master’s thesis, I looked into women’s fertility intentions in the form of the intended number of children. Central to this thesis is the (possible) effect of the transition to parenthood on the intended number of children. Research into the transition to parenthood states that this is an important life event that shapes people’s lives. It particularly changes household dynamics. This thesis investigates the extent to which women’s intended number of children is affected by becoming a first-time parent and how the division of household labour affects these changes across the transition to parenthood. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB), it is theorised that the intended number of children of women can change due to important life events. Using data from the Netherlands Kinship Panel study, the same women are analysed at different time points (2003-2011). The focus is on those women who did not have children at the beginning of the study, to capture the possible transition to parenthood. To model the possible change in the intended number of children, a multinominal logistic regression analysis is used to predict whether the number decreases, increases or stays the same based on several individual and partner characteristics. The results from the model show that overall, the highest likelihood for women is to keep the intended number of children constant over the year. Moreover, becoming a first-time mother is negatively associated with the likelihood of decreasing the intended number of children, in contrast to expectations. Furthermore, no evidence was found for a mediation effect of the household division of labour. Overall, the findings do not support the hypotheses that were derived from the literature. Despite the limitations of this study, this spikes interest for further research to look further into these fertility dynamics.
date: 2023
pages: 49
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Wiel, R. van der
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: R.van.der.Wiel@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Fertility
keywords_local: Transition to Parenthood
keywords_local: Intentions
keywords_local: Household division
keywords_local: Panel data
keywords_local: Multinomial logistic regression
keywords_local: Theory of Planned Behaviour
keywords_local: Life-course perspective
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-10-05
citation:   Zubeldia Razquin, Marije  (2023) Exploring fertility intentions after the transition to parenthood.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4402/1/MasterThesis_MarijeZubeldia_.pdf