چکیده
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Background: Findings and published statistical data show that the fertility rate and the tendency
towards childbearing are decreasing in many countries, including Iran. Many personal, social,
economic, and cultural factors can cause this decline. Nonetheless, cultural changes have
flourished, among other factors in recent years. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the role
of cultural changes in a childbearing tendency among women.
Methods: The research has a correlational design. The statistical population consisted of married
women aged 15 to 45 years in Tabriz City, Iran, in 2017. The sample size was calculated as
384 with the Cochran formula. The samples were selected using a multistage cluster sampling
method. The study measures were childbearing attitude scale, family values, religious values,
global values, and a researcher-made individualism scale. The obtained data were analyzed using
the Pearson correlation and multivariate regression.
Results: Findings showed that the tendency towards childbearing of women in Tabriz is low.
Besides, there is a significant negative correlation between a tendency towards childbearing
and variables of individualism (r=-0.37, P=0.000) and adherence to universal values (r=-0.35,
P=0.001). But there is a significant positive relationship between the variables of adherence
to family values (r=0.32, P=0.000) and religious values (r=-0.36, P=0.000) with the tendency
towards childbearing. Additionally, independent variables introduced in the research regression
model can explain 38% of the variations in the tendency towards childbearing.
Conclusion: The role of cultural factors affecting procreation should be considered to modify the
current reducing trend of childbearing among Iranian families.
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