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Motives for Parenthood: A Comparison of Students' and Parents' Values

Despite various reports that parenthood is favorably regarded by the vast majority of American couples (Pohlman, 1969; Rabin, 1965) there are few data on which values motivate people to have children or why children seem to satisfy them (Hoffman & Hoffman. 1973) . The present study compared the perceived needs which children are expected to fulfill in two research groups, college students and their parents. A 22-item questionnaire was administered to a sample of 4 3 normal college age students (24 male, 19 female). A matching questionnaire was mailed to the parents or guardian of each respondent. The questionnaire covered reasons for having and not having children. Respondents rated the importance of each item on a five-point scale ranging from very important to unimportant. As reflected in Table 1 below, the initial analysis of the data showed no significant differences between the mean attitude ratings of the two groups toward motives for having or not having children. The parents, however, showed significantly greater variation in ratings than their children ( F = 2.15, p < .05) .