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A Comparison of Some Characteristics and Attitudes of Self-Described Future Mothers versus Non-Mothers

This study compared women with a highly positive interest in becoming mothers with women having little interest in having children,with respect to biographical data, childrearing attitudes, and personality characteristics. One hundred twenty-one undergraduate college women were administered a biographical questionnaire, the Parental Attitude Research Instrument, the Adjective Check List, and an attitude index designed to assess level of interest in having children. A statistical analysis revealed the remarkable similarity of the two groups of women, as the groups differed significantly in only two areas. Women with little interest in having children scored higher on the subscale Ascendancy of the Mother, and the women also differed in their view of the ideal situation for an adult woman.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663621
Date05 1900
CreatorsCofer, Jeanne
ContributorsKooker, Earl W., Harrell, Ernest H.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 54 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Cofer, Jeanne, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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