Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids – known as the ‘child-free’ – have a different set of political priorities.
- Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
If parents prefer to associate with other parents, what does that mean for people who have decided against having kids?
Orang-orang yang mengatakan mereka tidak menginginkan anak sering diberi tahu bahwa mereka akan berubah pikiran. Namun, studi baru menemukan sebaliknya.
People who say they don’t want children are often told they’ll change their mind. The authors of a new study found otherwise.
While past studies have placed the proportion of child-free American adults at somewhere between 2% and 9%, a study found that in Michigan, over 1 in 4 adults don’t want kids.
Before new policy can be based on evidence, decision-makers need to understand the relevant research. Intermediaries between scientists and policymakers translate information and build relationships.
While many school shooters suffered peer rejection of some sort, research doesn’t support the idea that peer rejection is the culprit behind shootings, a scholar argues.
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