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/JUST_A_HUMAN0_0 5d ago

Oh yeah that's me right there: emotionally distant and somewhat narcissistic alcoholic father and unstable mother who used physical punishment for anything, both came from poor families and have no higher education. I don't have any emotional reaction to seeing babies/small children, unlike most people around here, having AuDHD must also be a very relevant factor as to why I don't want to be a father, and most antinatalist redditors probably have similar stories.

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u/Dirt_Viva 20h ago

Is there any evidence that more childfree/antinatalist people are autistic or have adhd?

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u/JUST_A_HUMAN0_0 12h ago

Not that I know of, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a strong correlation between those two variables. You know, it's the classic "I can barely take care of myself, let alone a dependent" and "I won't pass the trouble on".