Regretting parenthood

A study about regretting parenthood.

Details

Funder: Beijerstiftelsen

This study aimed to explore what it means to regret parenthood. By reviewing what is written in online forums and interviewing parents who regret having children, the study aims to explore how parenting regrets arise, are experienced, handled and responded to, and what consequences the regret has for the individual. The current study contributes an interdisciplinary perspective on parenting songs, and brings together perspectives from medicine, psychology, philosophy, gender studies and history.

Project members

Project leader: Maja Bodin

Publications

“Can I take responsibility for bringing a person to this world who will be part of the apocalypse!?”: Ideological dilemmas and concerns for future well-being when bringing the climate crisis into reproductive decision-making

Bodin, Maja; Björklund, Jenny

Part of Social Science and Medicine, 2022
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Is it an issue before it’s a problem?: Investigating men’s talk about fertility

Bodin, Maja; Kall, Lisa

Part of Sociology of Health and Illness, p. 1611-1625, 2020
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Preconditions to parenthood: changes over time and generations

Bodin, Maja; Holmström, Charlotta; Plantin, Lars; Schmidt, Lone et al.

Part of Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online, p. 14-23, 2021
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Regretting parenthood in a family friendly, ‘gender equal’ society: accounts from Swedish online forums

Bodin, Maja

Part of Journal of Family Studies, p. 2195-2212, 2023
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The pros and cons of fertility awareness and information: a generational, Swedish perspective

Bodin, Maja; Plantin, Lars; Schmidt, Lone; Ziebe, Søren et al.

Part of Human Fertility, p. 1-10, 2021
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