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Gender Role Attitudes and Fertility Intentions: A Quantitative Analysis Using the Generations and Gender Survey

Wang, Siqi LU (2025) SIMZ51 20251
Graduate School
Abstract
This study uses McDonald's gender equity theory as its core framework, combined with gender revolution theory, to explore the impact of gender role attitudes on short-term fertility intentions and the moderating role of institutional contexts. Using GGS data from Sweden and Hungary, gender attitude dimensions were extracted through principal component analysis and Varimax rotation. The results showed that five principal components were extracted in Sweden and six in Hungary, covering themes such as gender division of labour, marriage and family norms, maternal responsibilities, and workplace gender barriers. Logistic regression results indicate significant differences between the two countries in terms of the significance and direction of... (More)
This study uses McDonald's gender equity theory as its core framework, combined with gender revolution theory, to explore the impact of gender role attitudes on short-term fertility intentions and the moderating role of institutional contexts. Using GGS data from Sweden and Hungary, gender attitude dimensions were extracted through principal component analysis and Varimax rotation. The results showed that five principal components were extracted in Sweden and six in Hungary, covering themes such as gender division of labour, marriage and family norms, maternal responsibilities, and workplace gender barriers. Logistic regression results indicate significant differences between the two countries in terms of the significance and direction of effects across conceptual dimensions: in Sweden, overall dimensions were not significant, confirming the moderating effect of highly gender-equal institutions on the concept-to-intention pathway; in Hungary, certain traditional concepts were positively correlated with higher fertility intentions, while gender equality and paternal involvement concepts also demonstrated promotional effects. Cross-national interaction analysis found that the positive effect of paternal involvement is significantly stronger in Hungary than in Sweden, while most other interaction terms are not significant. The study emphasises that the heterogeneity of conceptual structures should be retained in cross-national comparisons to more accurately reveal the complex interplay between gender concepts and fertility intentions within institutional and cultural contexts. (Less)
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author
Wang, Siqi LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ51 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Fertility intentions, gender role attitudes, gender equity theory, crossnational comparison, Generations Gender Survey, Sweden, Hungary
language
English
additional info
The code I used in my thesis is attached to that link. https://github.com/Ringowell/thesis-code-R
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9211048
date added to LUP
2025-09-19 13:34:09
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2025-09-19 13:34:09
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  abstract     = {{This study uses McDonald's gender equity theory as its core framework, combined with gender revolution theory, to explore the impact of gender role attitudes on short-term fertility intentions and the moderating role of institutional contexts. Using GGS data from Sweden and Hungary, gender attitude dimensions were extracted through principal component analysis and Varimax rotation. The results showed that five principal components were extracted in Sweden and six in Hungary, covering themes such as gender division of labour, marriage and family norms, maternal responsibilities, and workplace gender barriers. Logistic regression results indicate significant differences between the two countries in terms of the significance and direction of effects across conceptual dimensions: in Sweden, overall dimensions were not significant, confirming the moderating effect of highly gender-equal institutions on the concept-to-intention pathway; in Hungary, certain traditional concepts were positively correlated with higher fertility intentions, while gender equality and paternal involvement concepts also demonstrated promotional effects. Cross-national interaction analysis found that the positive effect of paternal involvement is significantly stronger in Hungary than in Sweden, while most other interaction terms are not significant. The study emphasises that the heterogeneity of conceptual structures should be retained in cross-national comparisons to more accurately reveal the complex interplay between gender concepts and fertility intentions within institutional and cultural contexts.}},
  author       = {{Wang, Siqi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Gender Role Attitudes and Fertility Intentions: A Quantitative Analysis Using the Generations and Gender Survey}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}