title: Factors influencing the desire for children.
abstract: 187 college students (139 women; 175 between the ages of 18 to 25 years) were asked to report how many children they desired. Participants' desire for children was unrelated to skin color, socioeconomic status, and the need for postbaccalaureate education. Conversely, sex, value orientation, and religious orientation were significantly associated with a desire for children.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN 55113, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Chara
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D036801:Parturition / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology