The changing values of children and preferences regarding family size in South Africa

Sam, David Lackland; Peltzer, Karl; Mayer, Boris

The changing values of children and preferences regarding family size in South Africa

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2005

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Sam, David Lackland

Peltzer, Karl

Mayer, Boris

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'Value of Children in Six Cultures': Eine Replikation und Erweiterung der 'Value-of-Children-Studies' in Bezug auf generatives Verhalten und Eltern-Kind-Beziehungen

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Applied Psychology. 2005, 54(3), pp. 355-377. ISSN 0269-994X. Available under: doi: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2005.00215.x

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This study extends the ongoing studies on values of children and intergenerational relations into an African context with the following key questions: To what extent can the structure of values of children (VOC) identified in previous studies be found in South Africa and what are women’s preferences regarding the size of small, large, and ideal families? The sample consisted of three cohorts of Black South African women from the Limpopo Province. Factor analyses showed that the dimensions of VOC found in South Africa are a conglomeration of different values. Identified dimensions were Social/ Emotional and Traditional/Utilitarian with respect to reasons for wanting children. Regarding reasons for not wanting children, Child as Source of Constraints and Constraints to Have a Child were identified. Intergenerational comparisons showed variations in the importance of value of children dimensions and in preferences regarding family size. Values of children of younger mothers were related to the number of children these women had and to their preferences regarding family size. The findings are discussed within the changing socio-political context of South Africa.

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Cette recherche élargit à un contexte africain avec la problématique suivante les études en cours sur les relations entre les générations et les valeurs attribuées aux enfants: dans quelle mesure la structure des valeurs projetées sur les enfants (VOC) repérée dans des études antérieures peut-elle être retrouvée en Afrique du Sud et quelles sont les préférences des femmes concernant la taille des familles petite, nombreuse et idéale. L’échantillon était constitué de trois cohortes de femmes noires sud-africaines originaires de la province de Limpopo. Des analyses factorielles ont montré que les dimensions de la VOC apparue en Afrique du Sud étaient un agrégat de différentes valeurs. Ont été isolées comme dimensions relatives au désir d’enfants social/ Emotionnel et Traditionnel/Utilitaire. Pour ce qui est des motifs expliquant le choix de ne pas avoir d’enfants sont apparus l’enfant comme source de contraintes et les contraintes que constitue le fait d’avoir un enfant. Les comparaisons entre les générations montrent des variations dans l’importance des dimensions des valeurs accordées aux enfants et dans les préférences concernant la taille de la famille. Les valeurs dont les enfants sont porteurs pour les jeunes l’enfant comme source de contraintes et les contraintes que constitue le fait d’avoir un enfant. Les comparaisons entre les générations montrent des variations dans l’importance des dimensions des valeurs accordées aux enfants et dans les préférences concernant la taille de la famille. Les valeurs dont les enfants sont porteurs pour les jeunes mères étaient liées au nombre d’enfants que ces femmes avaient et à leurs préférences relatives à la taille de la famille. La discussion sur les résultats tient compte de l’évolution du contexte sociopolitique de l’Afrique du Sud.

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SAM, David Lackland, Karl PELTZER, Boris MAYER, 2005. The changing values of children and preferences regarding family size in South Africa. In: Applied Psychology. 2005, 54(3), pp. 355-377. ISSN 0269-994X. Available under: doi: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2005.00215.x

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  doi={10.1111/j.1464-0597.2005.00215.x},
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  issn={0269-994X},
  journal={Applied Psychology},
  pages={355--377},
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