The reproductive component of age identity and the phenomenon of "delayed motherhood"
Abstract
The article discusses current trends in changes in reproductive behavior in women and the social and psychological factors influencing this. The relationship between reproductive strategies, reproductive attitudes and reproductive behavior is characterized. The features of reproductive attitudes and reproductive behavior in modern society are described. The recently emerging phenomenon of "delayed motherhood" is associated with a number of social changes, which result in transformations in the content of women’s age identity. Based on an analysis of materials from psychological counseling of women planning to have a child at a late reproductive age, it is proposed to highlight the reproductive component in the structure of age identity. A socio-psychological portrait of women who postpone motherhood until later in life is presented. It is noted that there is a contradiction between the decrease in the subjective age of modern women by 10—15 years and the preservation of the biological limitation of female reproductive age. Possible ways to optimize reproductive strategies based on the formation of reproductive attitudes that are adequate for modern social conditions are discussed.
About the Author
G. G. Filippova
Institute of Perinatal and Reproductive Psychology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Filippova G.G.
1 Volokolamskoye shosse, Moscow, 125080
Phone: +7 (495) 920-62-36
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Filippova G.G. The reproductive component of age identity and the phenomenon of "delayed motherhood". Medical Psychology in Russia. 2023;15(2):12-26. (In Russ.)
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