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Recalled Parental Gender Preference in Chinese Culture: A Taiwan Birth Cohort Study.
Lung, For-Wey; Shu, Bih-Ching; Chiang, Tung-Liang; Lin, Shio-Jean.
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  • Lung FW; Calo Psychiatric Center, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
  • Shu BC; Graduate Institute of Medical Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chiang TL; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 Da-Hsueh Rd., 701, Tainan, Taiwan. forweylung@gmail.com.
  • Lin SJ; Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Arch Sex Behav ; 50(3): 853-862, 2021 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33594530
Chinese culture has long favored sons over daughters. With the development of reproductive technology, the methods can be used not only in facilitation of conception, but also in sex-selective termination of pregnancies. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate: (1) the rate of pregnant expectancy/planning of children; (2) whether the Chinese cultural influence of son preference still exists, and factors effecting sex preference; and (3) whether artificial reproductive technology plays a role in parents giving birth to a child of their preferred sex. We used the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study dataset at six-months, which included 21,248 babies born in 2005. More mothers than fathers reported this pregnancy as unexpected (29.0% vs. 20.5%). Over half of the parents showed no preference for the sex of their child (mothers: 52.6%, fathers: 55.8%). However, among those who showed a preference, significantly more preferred sons than daughters (son preference, mothers: 24.8%, fathers: 24.3%; daughter preference, mothers: 22.5%, fathers: 19.9%). Additionally, structural equation modeling found that parents who had planned their pregnancy were more likely to prefer sons and less likely to prefer daughters. Parents who used artificial reproductive technology for conception were more likely to prefer and conceive sons. A preference for male children still exists in Taiwan, contributing to the high sex ratio at birth of 110 in our 2005 birth cohort. However, over half of the parents reported being neutral in the preference of the gender of their offspring. This suggests that Taiwan is moving toward a more gender-equitable society.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Padres Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Arch Sex Behav Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Taiwán Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Padres Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Arch Sex Behav Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Taiwán Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos