Longitudinal research explores how fertility desires and outcomes affect well-being across adulthood, suggesting important connections.
Researchers should consider both fertility outcomes and desires when studying well-being in the context of parenthood. Longitudinal research is needed to explore mechanisms such as goal striving, basic needs fulfillment, or social roles discrepancies that link fertility (mis)match to well-being.
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Buchinger et al. (2026) studied this question.
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