Three facets of planning and postponement of parenthood in the Netherlands

Background : The age at parenthood has risen by about five years in the last decades in the Netherlands. Previous studies typically focused on the age at which people have their first child, but little is known about desired timing of parenthood and how this desire changes. Objective : In this study, we examined three facets of postponement: (1) desired age to have a first child, (2) changes in this desired age, and (3) whether the desires are met. Methods : We use data from the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences (N = 2,296), which is a representative sample of men and women... Mehr ...