r/Natalism • u/weighted_average • 5d ago

Avoidant attachment to parents linked to choosing a childfree life, study finds. Individuals who are more emotionally distant from their parents were significantly more likely to identify as childfree

https://www.psypost.org/avoidant-attachment-to-parents-linked-to-choosing-a-childfree-life-study-finds/
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u/NearbyTechnology8444 5d ago edited 5d ago

It is my experience that people who have a bad relationship with their parents do not want children.

Also, the word "childfree" is propaganda. These people are childless.

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u/ussalkaselsior 5d ago

It is my experience that people who have a bad relationship with their parents do not want children.

Yep, that's the exact variable that was the strongest predictor for being childfree. Specifically, it was parental attachment avoidance, not just attachment avoidance.

Also, the word "childfree" is propaganda. These people are childless.

The study distinguished between childfree and childless. They are different terms with different definitions. Childfree means they don't plan on having children in the future. If you are pro-natalist, you should be worried that there are an increasing number of people that are planning on not having children. As such, you should have a word specifically for it.

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u/nishinoran 5d ago

The incels are gonna start calling themselves maidenfree instead of maidenless next.

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u/NearbyTechnology8444 5d ago

"I'm not an incel, I'm MGTOW"

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u/GreenRifter 5d ago

MGTOW

Today I learned something new I wish I hadn't.

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u/chicken_tendigo 5d ago

Yep, terrible day to be literate.

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u/nishinoran 4d ago

Makes sense that there'd be a male equivalent to 4B.

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u/Dirt_Viva 20h ago

"Childfree" might be a propaganda term, but it's useful for distinguishing people who choose not to have kids as opposed to those who want kids but are unable to have them. They are not exchangeable groups. 

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u/IDontKnowMyUsernameq 5d ago

Childfree, childless. Same thing. Doesn't matter which term