The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Women's Fertility Intentions for Another Child and the Role of Family Support
Family support is important for the realization of a moderate fertility rate.However,the effectiveness of family support has rarely been investigated in previous studies.Based on the nationally representative sample survey data of Study on Fertility Mechanisms and Support of Childbearing-age Families under the Low Fertility in 2021,this paper examines the effectiveness of family support for promoting the intention of women who face work-family conflict to have another child.The results show that work-family conflict has negative effects on off-farm women employees'fertility intentions for another child,and family support helps to alleviate the negative effects.The impact of work-family conflict on women's intentions varies across childcare patterns,and spousal support is most conducive to mitigating the negative impact of work-family conflict.Besides,the impact of work-family conflict on women's intentions for another child varies by grandparents'supports,with the negative effect of work-family conflict being effectively mitigated among those who receive grandparents'financial support only.Moreover,intergenerational cooperation is hardly effective in mitigating the 1990s birth cohorts'fertility intention decline as compared with older cohorts.The changing attitudes towards work and family among the young women and the rising work-family conflicts in contemporary society indicate that conjugal cooperation will take on a more critical role in the future model of family childcare.Therefore,policies must be devised to support gender equity and intergenerational harmony within family,and to establish universal childcare facilities to supplement the childcare resources in families.
Work-Family ConflictFertility Intention for Another ChildFamily Support
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