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Jung, A. "Bernhard Strauß: Involuntary Childlessness." Andrologia 34, no. 6 (April 24, 2009): 404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0272.2002.tb02959.x.

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Sari, Ni Luh Krishna Ratna, and Putu Nugrahaeni Widiasavitri. "GAMBARAN KESEJAHTERAAN SUBJEKIF PADA WANITA YANG MENGALAMI INVOLUNTARY CHILDLESSNESS." Jurnal Psikologi Udayana 4, no. 02 (January 28, 2018): 357. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/jpu.2017.v04.i02.p11.

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Salah satu tujuan penting dari menikah adalah untuk mendapatkan keturunan. Hasil penelitian Blackmore, Lawton, dan Vartanian (2005) menunjukkan wanita memiliki keinginan yang besar untuk segera memenuhi tuntutan tradisionalnya untuk menjadi seorang istri dan seorang ibu. Tidak semua wanita dapat memenuhi keinginan untuk dapat memiliki anak setelah menikah. Ada yang ingin memiliki anak namun mengalami kerusakan fisik yang menyebabkan peluang untuk hamil menjadi berkurang seperti infertilitas, hal ini disebut dengan involuntary childlessness. Mengalami involuntary childlessness membuat wanita merasakan berbagai penderitaan psikologis sehingga akan memengaruhi kesejahteraan subjektif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi, dan melibatkan tiga orang responden yang mengalami involuntary childlessness. Metode pengambilan data menggunakan wawancara dan observasi yang dianalisis melalui proses reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan menggunakan theoretical coding (open coding, axial coding, dan selective coding). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesejahteraan subjektif pada wanita yang mengalami involuntary childlessness pada awalnya mengalami banyak afek negatif, namun melalui proses penyempitan atensi dengan afek negatif yang proporsinal dan dengan melakukan emotion-focused coping responden mampu membangun afek positif seperti merasa bersyukur dan rasa senang. Mengalami involuntary childlessness tidak lantas membuat wanita menjadi tidak puas dengan hidupnya, kepuasan diperoleh dari pekerjaan yang dimiliki dan kualitas hubungan pernikahan yang baik. Faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi kesejahteraan subjektif pada wanita yang mengalami involuntary childlessness adalah kepribadian, kualitas hubungan pernikahan, dukungan sosial, dan lingkungan sosial-budaya. Kata kunci: involuntary childlessness, kesejahteraan subjektif
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Miall, Charlene E. "The Stigma of Involuntary Childlessness." Social Problems 33, no. 4 (April 1986): 268–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/sp.1986.33.4.03a00020.

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Miall, Charlene E. "The Stigma of Involuntary Childlessness." Social Problems 33, no. 4 (April 1986): 268–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/800719.

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Lampman, Claudia, and Seana Dowling-Guyer. "Attitudes Toward Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness." Basic and Applied Social Psychology 17, no. 1 (August 1, 1995): 213–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15324834basp1701&2_12.

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Lampman, Claudia, and Seana Dowling-Guyer. "Attitudes Toward Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness." Basic and Applied Social Psychology 17, no. 1-2 (August 1995): 213–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.1995.9646140.

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Slepičková, Lenka. "Involuntary Childlessness in a Sociological Perspective." Czech Sociological Review 42, no. 5 (October 1, 2006): 937–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2006.42.5.05.

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Mariano, E. C. "Involuntary childlessness among the Shangana (Mozambique)." Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 22, no. 4 (November 2004): 261–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646830412331298314.

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Stenström, Kristina, and Teresa Cerratto Pargman. "Existential vulnerability and transition: Struggling with involuntary childlessness on Instagram." Nordicom Review 42, s4 (September 1, 2021): 168–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0048.

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Abstract In their efforts to find others who share their experiential reality and existential struggle, many involuntarily childless women turn to Instagram to engage and participate in the practice of trying-to-conceive (TTC) communication. Through the conceptual lens of digital existence, where the digital and online are regarded as constitutive of existential transition, we draw on ten interviews and an online ethnography to explore some of the struggles that involuntarily childless women experience with and through technology. We find that TTC communication can be constitutive of coming to terms with the status of involuntary childlessness. In particular, this study illustrates that TTC communication, for involuntarily childless women, is both a site of struggle and a safe space as they transition to nonmotherhood in an existential terrain where they share an intimate journey.
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Källén, Karin. "Maternal smoking and twinning." Twin Research 1, no. 4 (August 1, 1998): 206–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/twin.1.4.206.

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AbstractIn order to investigate a possible association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and twinning, information on 1 096 330 single births and 12 342 twin births in 1983–95 was obtained from the Swedish Medical Birth Registry (MBR). All odds ratios (OR) were estimated after stratification for year of birth and maternal age, parity, and educational level. Smoking women, compared with non-smoking women, were at increased risk of having dizygotic (DZ) twins, but the risk increase was only evident among multiparas. A strong association between previous involuntary childlessness and dizygotic (DZ) twinning (especially in primiparas) was found. The strongest association between maternal smoking and DZ twinning was found among multiparas without any history of involuntary childlessness (OR: 1.35, 95%CI:1.22–1.49), whereas among women who had experienced involuntary childlessness, the opposite was seen (OR: 0.82, 95%CI:0.66–1.00, no difference between parity strata). Weinberg's differential method was used to estimate the number of monozygotic (MZ) twins, and a method of estimating stratified ORs among mothers of MZ twins was presented. No association was found between MZ twinning and maternal smoking (OR: 0.96, 95%CI:0.86–1.07), and no confounding by parity or previous involuntary childlessness was indicated. Several non-causal explanations to the positive association between DZ twinning and maternal smoking among multiparas were discussed, but homogeneity over strata indicated that maternal smoking may be a true risk factor for double ovulation.
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Sabatelli, Ronald M., Richard L. Meth, and Stephen M. Gavazzi. "Factors Mediating the Adjustment to Involuntary Childlessness." Family Relations 37, no. 3 (July 1988): 338. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/584573.

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Lister, Marcie K. "Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness: Helping Couples Cope." Psychiatric Services 50, no. 5 (May 1999): 707a—708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/ps.50.5.707a.

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Klock, Susan. "Involuntary Childlessness: Psychological Assessment, Counseling, and Psychotherapy." Southern Medical Journal 95, no. 12 (December 2002): 1450–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007611-200212000-00024.

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Prosser, Patricia. "Infertility and involuntary childlessness: helping couples cope." Family Practice 16, no. 5 (October 1999): 547–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/16.5.547-b.

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Baier, Marjorie. "Infertility & Involuntary Childlessness: Helping Couples Cope." Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 37, no. 7 (July 1999): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0279-3695-19990701-27.

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Fieldsend, Megumi, and Jonathan A. Smith. "‘Either stay grieving, or deal with it’: the psychological impact of involuntary childlessness for women living in midlife." Human Reproduction 35, no. 4 (April 2020): 876–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa033.

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Abstract STUDY QUESTION What is it like for women to be involuntarily childless in midlife? SUMMARY ANSWER Involuntarily childless women may be suffering from prolonged grief due to its ambiguous and intangible nature; however, they are also striving to find ways of dealing with their internal pain in order to live with their loss. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Many studies examining issues around human reproduction have tended to place childlessness in the realm of medicalised infertility and report generalised mental issues, such as depression and psychological distress, existing amongst women undergoing fertility treatments. Few studies, however, have focused on the individual with regard to the experiential significance of involuntary childlessness and living beyond the phase of trying for a baby. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION A phenomenologically oriented person-centred qualitative design was used. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 White British women, who identified themselves as involuntarily childless, recruited via three leading childless support networks in the UK. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS In order to retain an idiographic commitment to the detailed account of a person’s experience, a homogeneous and purposive sampling was used applying the following criteria: women aged between 45 and 55; in long-term heterosexual relationships with no adopted children, stepchildren or children of a partner from a previous marriage or relationship; and no longer trying to have a child. Considering the homogeneity of ethnic background and wishing to respect cultural differences, this study focused on White British women living in the UK. Of the 12, one woman was found to not meet the criteria, and therefore, the experiential data of 11 interviews were used for the study and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Two higher-order levels of themes that illustrate intrapersonal features were identified: the intrapersonal consequences of loss and confronting internal pain. The former explicated the depth of internal pain while the latter revealed ways in which the participants deal with it in their everyday lives. The important finding here is that both themes are co-existing internal features and dynamically experienced by the participants as they live with the absence of much-hoped-for children. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION Given the homogeneous sampling and the small number of participants, which is consistent with IPA, we want to be cautious in generalising our study findings. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS This study offers the view that there might be potential mental health issues surrounding involuntary childlessness that are currently overlooked. Particularly because the loss of hope cannot be pathologised, and the grief is ambiguous and intangible, it might make people’s grieving process more complicated. An ongoing sense of uncertainty also may persist in that involuntarily childless people may develop symptoms similar to those diagnosed with prolonged grief disorder (PGD). The overall findings elucidate the need for clinicians, counsellors and health professionals to be aware of the possible association with PGD and promote long-term support and care in helping to maintain psychological well-being for people dealing with involuntary childlessness. Furthermore, this research points to an educational application for younger people by offering information beyond an explanation of infertility and fertility treatment, helping to understand the lived experience of involuntary childlessness. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) No funding was obtained for this study. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Not applicable.
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James, Shoba Sara, and Ashvini Kumar Singh. "Grief and Bereavement in Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness." JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH 13, no. 2 (January 25, 2019): 297–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.32381/jpr.2018.13.02.4.

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Matthews, Ralph, and Anne Martin Matthews. "Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness: The Transition to Nonparenthood." Journal of Marriage and the Family 48, no. 3 (August 1986): 641. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/352050.

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Grube, Taylor. "Management of Involuntary Childlessness in Couples With Infertility." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 49, no. 6 (November 2020): S4—S5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2020.09.010.

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Miall, Charlene E. "Reproductive Technology vs. the Stigma of Involuntary Childlessness." Social Casework 70, no. 1 (January 1989): 43–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104438948907000106.

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Brown, Maria, and Debrynda B. Davey. "Involuntary Childlessness: Psychological Assessment, Counseling and Psychotherapy (2002)." Issues in Mental Health Nursing 24, no. 5 (January 2003): 587–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840305284.

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Matthews, A. M. "Childless No Choice: The Experience of Involuntary Childlessness." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 48, no. 1 (February 1, 1994): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.48.1.102.

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Ulbrich, Patricia M., Andrea Tremaglio Coyle, and Maria M. Llabre. "Involuntary childlessness and marital adjustment: His and hers." Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 16, no. 3 (September 1990): 147–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00926239008405261.

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Mben, Joseph Loic. "Beyond Procreation: Rereading Aquinas in the Context of Involuntary Childlessness in West and Central Africa." Horizons 45, no. 1 (May 23, 2018): 19–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/hor.2018.55.

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This article tries to construct an ethical framework to address the issue of infertility through a creative use of Thomas Aquinas’ thought. Involuntary childlessness is one of the forgotten issues among Christian communities in West and Central Africa. Starting with the scientific definition of infertility, the article shows the gender differences and biases in the perception of childlessness in that region. Although infertility equally affects men and women, the latter, most of the time, are blamed for it. Although Scripture contains some ambivalent elements concerning infertility, on the whole it offers valuable insights by presenting childlessness as a type of life also blessed by God. Likewise, the language of the church since Vatican II has done away with the hierarchical view of the ends of marriage (or the idea that procreation is the primary goal of marriage over and against the unity of the spouses). Aquinas teaches us about the true nature of marriage and the value of childlessness. In addition, Aquinas’ understanding of love helps articulate areas that could guide infertile individuals and childless couples, on the one hand, and Christian communities, on the other hand, who have to deal with childless members.
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Rowland, Donald T. "Historical Trends in Childlessness." Journal of Family Issues 28, no. 10 (October 2007): 1311–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x07303823.

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Changes in the rates of childlessness over time are explored using European, Australian, American, and Japanese data from censuses, national registers, and large-scale surveys. The trends are remarkably similar across the countries for which data are available: a peak in childlessness rates for the 1880-1910 birth cohorts, a more or less continuous drop across the 1910-1945 birth cohorts, and a steady rise across the cohorts born after the Second World War. Thus, contemporary older adults (particularly the “young old”) belong to generations for which the proportions childless are near the minimum ever recorded. The article examines the factors associated with the changes in rates of childlessness, and more particularly trends in marriage (e.g., median age at marriage and the proportions marrying), trends in family formation (e.g., median age at the first birth and average family size), and the role of voluntary and involuntary factors.
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Wolfgang Himmel, Edith Ittner, Maik. "The many facets of involuntary childlessness in general practice." Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 17, no. 1 (January 1999): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/028134399750002854.

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Speice, Jenny. "Review of Infertility & involuntary childlessness: Helping couples cope." Families, Systems, & Health 17, no. 4 (1999): 494–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0089962.

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Condy, Ann. "Childless: No Choice, The Experience of Involuntary Childlessness (Book)." Sociology of Health and Illness 17, no. 5 (November 1995): 693–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep10932194.

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Van Balen, F. "Involuntary childlessness: a neglected problem in poor-resource areas." ESHRE Monographs 2008, no. 1 (July 1, 2008): 25–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den141.

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Deshpande, Anupama, and Ramdas Gambhir. "Just the Two of Us: Involuntary Childlessness, Causes and Consequences." Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development 8, no. 4 (2017): 1015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00463.6.

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Todorova, Irina L. G., and Tatyana Kotzeva. "Social discourses, women's resistive voices: facing involuntary childlessness in bulgaria." Women's Studies International Forum 26, no. 2 (March 2003): 139–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0277-5395(03)00018-9.

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Bell, Karen. "Constructions of “Infertility” and Some Lived Experiences of Involuntary Childlessness." Affilia 28, no. 3 (July 17, 2013): 284–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886109913495726.

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McKennon Brody, Jessica, and Lisa Frey. "Mis(sed) Conceptions: Motherhood Through the Lens of Involuntary Childlessness." Women's Reproductive Health 4, no. 3 (September 2, 2017): 151–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2017.1388722.

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Miall, Charlene E. "Perceptions of informal sanctioning and the stigma of involuntary childlessness." Deviant Behavior 6, no. 4 (January 1985): 383–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.1985.9967686.

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Miall, Charlene E. "Community constructs of involuntary childlessness: Sympathy, stigma, and social support*." Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie 31, no. 4 (July 14, 2008): 392–421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-618x.1994.tb00828.x.

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Hadley, Robin A. "‘It's most of my life – going to the pub or the group’: the social networks of involuntarily childless older men." Ageing and Society 41, no. 1 (July 3, 2019): 51–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x19000837.

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AbstractThe social networks of older people are a significant influence on their health and wellbeing. Adult children are an important element in their parent's network and provide the majority of informal care. The morphology of personal networks alters with age, employment, gender and relationships. Not having children automatically reduces both vertical familial structure and affects the wider formal and informal social links that children can bring. Childless men are missing from gerontological, reproduction, sociological and psychological research. These fields have all mainly focused on family and women. This paper reports on an auto/biographical qualitative study framed by biographical, feminist, gerontological and lifecourse approaches. Data were gathered from semi-structured biographical interviews with 14 self-defined involuntarily childless men aged between 49 and 82 years old. A latent thematic analysis highlighted the complex intersections between childlessness and individual agency, relationships and socio-cultural structures. The impact of major lifecourse events and non-events had significant implications for how childless people perform and view their social and self-identity. I argue that involuntary childlessness affects the social, emotional and relational aspects of men's lived experience across the lifecourse.
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Naughton, C. K. "A New Quality-of-Life Measure for Men Experiencing Involuntary Childlessness." Yearbook of Urology 2006 (January 2006): 221–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0084-4071(08)70383-x.

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Schanz, S., I. T. Baeckert-Sifeddine, C. Braeunlich, S. E. Collins, A. Batra, S. Gebert, M. Hautzinger, and G. Fierlbeck. "A new quality-of-life measure for men experiencing involuntary childlessness." Human Reproduction 20, no. 10 (June 24, 2005): 2858–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dei127.

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Lechner, L., C. Bolman, and A. van Dalen. "Definite involuntary childlessness: associations between coping, social support and psychological distress." Human Reproduction 22, no. 1 (August 18, 2006): 288–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/del327.

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Ryan, Ginny L., Michelle A. Mengeling, Brenda M. Booth, James C. Torner, Craig H. Syrop, and Anne G. Sadler. "Voluntary and involuntary childlessness in female veterans: associations with sexual assault." Fertility and Sterility 102, no. 2 (August 2014): 539–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.04.042.

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Hadley, Robin A. "‘No longer invincible’: the impact of involuntary childlessness on older men." Physical Therapy Reviews 26, no. 5 (February 13, 2021): 328–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2021.1884172.

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Mynarska, Monika, and Jolanta Rytel. "FROM MOTIVES THROUGH DESIRES TO INTENTIONS: INVESTIGATING THE REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES OF CHILDLESS MEN AND WOMEN IN POLAND." Journal of Biosocial Science 50, no. 3 (June 1, 2017): 421–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932017000190.

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SummaryThis study examined the potential of the theoretical model proposed by Warren Miller (the Traits/Motives–Desires–Intentions–Behaviour or TDIB model) for investigating the involuntary–voluntary childlessness continuum. The first three stages of the theoretical motivational sequence (motives to desires to intentions) were examined using a purposive sample of 314 childless Polish men and women aged 30–39 (at the time of data collection in September 2013). In Poland, this is the age range when the final decision for or against parenthood is taken. To model the motivational sequence, the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique was applied. The results confirmed the hypothesized relations between the constructs for childless individuals in the analysed age group. Their childbearing desires were found to be good predictors of reproductive intentions, while negative and positive childbearing motives (independently) underpinned their desires. Moreover, positive motives appeared to have a stronger effect on desires than negative ones. The study also documented the psychometric properties of the Polish adaptation of the Childbearing Questionnaire, which was originally developed by Miller to measure childbearing motives. The advantages of using this tool for investigating the involuntary–voluntary childlessness continuum are discussed. Overall, the study validated the theoretical model as well as the adaptation of the Childbearing Questionnaire in the new research context: in the new cultural setting and for examining reproductive choices of a specific subpopulation. Directions for future research that could build on the TDIB model and allow for a deeper understanding of permanent childlessness are outlined.
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Orleans, Miriam, and Elina Hemminki. "ASSESSING REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 15, no. 1 (January 1999): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462399015111.

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The cultural and emotional importance of having and raising healthy children is undisputed. Cross-cultural solutions to problems resulting from involuntary childlessness have included such strategies as adoption, finding new partners, and dissolving marriages that do not produce offspring. While both males and female infertility may result from heritable factors, environmental exposures, and disease, it is usually the result of functional incapacity in youth and in old age. The high value attached to reproduction is not puzzling. Human reproduction is protected by strong basic instincts. Childlessness is seldom met with stoicism by those who wish to have children. The happiness that follows the successful birth of a wanted child must not be discounted. Traditional definitions of “family” imply “offspring” before the acknowledgment of other memberships.
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Archetti, Cristina. "No life without family: Film representations of involuntary childlessness, silence and exclusion." International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics 15, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 175–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/macp.15.2.175_1.

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Whittaker, Andrea, Marcia C. Inhorn, and Francoise Shenfield. "Globalised quests for assisted conception: Reproductive travel for infertility and involuntary childlessness." Global Public Health 14, no. 12 (June 17, 2019): 1669–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1627479.

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Schanz, S., H. M. Häfner, A. Ulmer, and G. Fierlbeck. "Quality of life in men with involuntary childlessness: long-term follow-up." Andrologia 46, no. 7 (July 24, 2013): 731–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/and.12140.

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Hadley, Robin Andrew. "“I’m missing out and I think I have something to give”: experiences of older involuntarily childless men." Working with Older People 22, no. 2 (June 11, 2018): 83–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wwop-09-2017-0025.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extensively report the implications of the global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population. The experiences of childless men are mostly absent from gerontological, psychological, reproduction, and sociological, research. These disciplines have mainly focussed on family formation and practices, whilst the fertility intentions, history, and experience of men have been overlooked. Not fulfilling the dominant social status of parenthood provides a significant challenge to both individual and cultural identity. Distress levels in both infertile men and women have been recorded as high as those with grave medical conditions. Design/methodology/approach The aim of this paper is to provide some insight into the affect involuntarily childless has on the lives of older men. This auto/biographical qualitative study used a pluralistic framework drawn from the biographical, feminist, gerontological, and life course approaches. Data were gathered from in-depth semi-structured biographical interviews with 14 self-defined involuntary men aged between 49 and 82 years from across the UK. A broad thematic analysis highlighted the complex intersections between involuntary childlessness and agency, biology, relationships, and socio-cultural structures. Findings Diverse elements affected the men’s involuntary childlessness: upbringing, economics, timing of events, interpersonal skills, sexual orientation, partner selection, relationship formation and dissolution, bereavement, and the assumption of fertility. The importance of relationship quality was highlighted for all the men: with and without partners. Quality of life was affected by health, relationships, and social networks. Awareness of “outsiderness” and a fear of being viewed a paedophile were widely reported. Research limitations/implications This is a study based on a small self-selecting “fortuitous” sample. Consequently care should be taken in applying the findings to the wider population. Originality/value Health and social care policy, practice and research have tended to focus on family and women. The ageing childless are absent and excluded from policy, practice, and research. Recognition of those ageing without children or family is urgent given that it is predicted that there will be over two million childless people aged 65 and over by 2030 (approximately 25 per cent of the 65 and over population). The consequences for health and social care of individuals and organisations are catastrophic if this does not happen.
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Hiiemäe, Reet. "Destiny, Miracle Healers and Magical Intervention: Vernacular Beliefs on Involuntary Childlessness in Estonia." Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 11, no. 2 (December 1, 2017): 25–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jef-2017-0012.

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AbstractThe article* focuses on the dynamics of contemporary beliefs related to involuntary childlessness. Firstly, the methodological issues of collecting source material on delicate matters and the advantages of anonymous and narrative presentation modes in certain contexts will be discussed. Secondly, conclusions drawn from the collected material, i.e. the temporary and changeable nature of those beliefs, their relations with the mass media, the social and the individual aspects and the motifs of guilt and supernatural punishment in the context of identity issues will be presented, concluding that such belief-based models of explanation and help-seeking eventually function as a mental self-defence mechanism.
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Shanley, Mary Lyndon, and Adrienne Asch. "Involuntary Childlessness, Reproductive Technology, and Social Justice: The Medical Mask on Social Illness." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 34, no. 4 (June 2009): 851–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/597141.

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Dyer, S. J., N. Abrahams, M. Hoffman, and Z. M. van der Spuy. "`Men leave me as I cannot have children': women's experiences with involuntary childlessness." Human Reproduction 17, no. 6 (June 2002): 1663–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/17.6.1663.

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