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Dimensions of Environmental Attitudes and General Fertility Ideals

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This study examines shifts in environmental attitudes and their impact on fertility preferences, implying a growing trend towards smaller families.

The influence of environmental attitudes on fertility ideals has intensified, with higher support for small families observed recently.
In 2021, behavioral commitment emerged as a stronger predictor of low fertility ideals compared to environmental concern noted in 2010.
Multinomial and ordinary least squares regression models analyzed the relationships between environmental attitudes and family size over time.
These findings underscore the growing relevance of behavioral commitment in determining fertility preferences over the years.

Jayasinghe et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This study examines shifts in environmental attitudes and their impact on fertility preferences, implying a growing trend towards smaller families.