title: [Children--really why not... Results of a representative survey in East and West Germany].
abstract: The topic "wish to get a child" is of interest in scientific research for several reasons. One reason is the dramatic drop in the birth rate ibn Eastern Germany following reunification between 1990-1995, one other reason is the declining birth rate as a constant fact in Germany as a whole. Resulting from this demographic phenomenon the question was to detect the determinants of wish to get a child and their positive or negative influences regarding the realization. To answer this question we developed an theoretical model which focussed the decision process. This model was tested in a representative survey in 1999. This article presents some first results of the study. The main finding was that the wish to get a child is very strongly influenced by emotional aspects.
authors.affiliation: Selbständige Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie & Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig. ricy@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Stöbel-Richter
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors