ArticleJournal of marriage and the family2017
Anticipated Emotions about Unintended Pregnancy in Relationship Context: Are Latinas Really Happier?
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- Consistent Reports of Pregnancy/Birth Contexts and Links to Parental Experiences.Population research and policy review · 2026Article
- Maternal childhood adversity and pregnancy intentions as predictors of pregnancy happiness.Journal of reproductive and infant psychology · 2024Article
- Changes in expectation of relationship permanence, pregnancy acceptability and desire, and contraceptive use over time among young Latino/a women and men: An exploratory analysis.Contraception · 2021Article
- Spanning Borders, Cultures, and Generations: A Decade of Research on Immigrant Families.Journal of marriage and the family · 2020Article
- Pathways to Parenthood in Social and Family Context: Decade in Review, 2020.Journal of marriage and the family · 2020Article
- Dimensions of Reproductive Attitudes and Knowledge Related to Unintended Childbearing Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults.Demography · 2019Article
- Race and ethnicity may not be associated with risk of unintended pregnancy.Contraception · 2018Article
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Abstract
This study examined differences in women's anticipated emotional orientations towards unintended pregnancy by relationship status and race/ethnicity. Data from a prospective survey of 437 women aged 18-44 who intended no more children for at least two years were analyzed along with 27 in-depth interviews among a diverse sub-sample. Cohabiting women and women in a romantic relationship not living together were less likely to profess happiness (OR=0.42, p<.05, OR=0.25, p<.01, respectively), even when partners' intentions/feelings were controlled. The most prominent factor underlying negative feelings was partners' anticipated lack of engagement with the emotional, physical, and financial toll of unintended childbearing. Contrary to conventional wisdom regarding the "Hispanic paradox", foreign-born and US-born Latinas were no more likely to profess happiness than non-Hispanic whites or blacks. Moreover, foreign-born Latinas whose survey responses indicated happiness often revealed highly negative feelings at in-depth interview, citing pressure to conform to sociocultural norms surrounding motherhood and abortion.
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