Early childhood teachers' fertility willingness under China's 'third-child' policy

Wei Wang; Luyao Liang; Jing Luo; Hui Li; Jing Tang

doi:10.3390/su141610083

Early childhood teachers' fertility willingness under China's 'third-child' policy

Wei Wang, Luyao Liang, Jing Luo, Hui Li, Jing Tang

Western Sydney University

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This study aimed to understand whether Chinese early childhood (EC) teachers are willing to give birth to children to embrace the new ‘third-child’ policy. Altogether, 1042 participants (44.7% teachers, 55.3% other parents) were sampled and surveyed online. The results indicated that: (1) the teachers demonstrated fertility willingness different from other parents, and a higher percentage of teachers believed that one child would suffice; (2) the teachers highly valued partner’s support (family), employers’ support (workplace), and societal support (society); (3) their fertility willingness was influenced by the public fertility system and service, economic status and health, family relationships, career development, and emotional needs; and (4) the modern parenting and fertility beliefs, spouses’ support, and the struggle between job and parenting commitments significantly predicted the EC teachers’ fertility willingness.

Original language	English
Article number	10083
Number of pages	18
Journal	Sustainability
Volume	14
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610083
Publication status	Published - 2022

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