RELATIONSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF COUPLES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN

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https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v29i67.559

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Conjugality, Family, Children, Maternity, Paternity

Abstract

This research aimed to describe characteristics of the marital relationship of couples without children by choice, listing the reasons that led them to make this decision and to understand their level of satisfaction concerning their marital relationship through exploratory and qualitative research Ten couples participated, five young adults (18 to 30 years old) and five adults (31 to 60 years old). Data collection was performed using an online form and was analyzed using the content analysis proposed by Bardin. The results are grouped into four categories that show the dynamics involved in the desire not to have children: 1) Lack of desire to have children; 2) Professional career development; 3) The responsibility required for raising a child; 4) financial stability. Finally, the study showed that couples were satisfied with their relationships and that faced some stigmas based on gender due to the decision of non-maternity / paternity.

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Ingrid Mesquita Coelho , Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém/PA

Graduada em Psicologia, mestranda em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA).

Daniel Cerdeira de Souza, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis/SC

Psicólogo, mestre em Psicologia e Processos Psicossociais pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM); doutorando em Psicologia Social e Cultura pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Iolete Ribeiro da Silva, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus/AM

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade de Brasília. Professora da Universidade Federal do Amazonas e Diretora da Faculdade de Psicologia (UFAM). Bolsista Produtividade CNPq 2. Atua no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia (PPGPSI/UFAM) e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE/UFAM). É conselheira e Presidente do Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Criança e Adolescente (2020).

Published

2020-08-31

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Coelho , I. M., de Souza, D. C., & Silva, I. R. da. (2020). RELATIONSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF COUPLES WHO CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN. Nova Perspectiva Sistêmica, 29(67), 56–69. https://doi.org/10.38034/nps.v29i67.559

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