Undergraduate women students were administered a questionnaire during the spring semesters of 1972 and 1979 and their attitudes toward parenting assessed. When compared to the 1972 sample the 1979 sample desired fewer children was more accepting of nonparenting decisions expressed more uncertainty regarding desire for parenting as a factor in selecting a mate and appeared less concerned about overpopulation. Findings are discussed in the context of changes in sex roles during the 1970s. (authors)
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Cook et al. (1982) studied this question.