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Yve Stöbel-Richter

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PubMed2006

Ambivalent attitudes towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis in Germany.

BACKGROUND: Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a modern technique in reproductive medicine which can be used to diagnose genetic disorders of an embryo. PGD is currently not legal in Germany, still there are debates being held regarding the issue of legalization. Both the internationally "accepted" indications and new or alternative approaches can lead to complex ethical dilemmas. The attitudes towards PGD have rarely been assessed in the general population. METHODS: In our study, 2110 persons aged 18-50 years were interviewed about their attitudes towards PGD and related topics. We assumed that religion, world views and the evaluation of PGD would influence the attitude a person has towards this procedure. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: In our survey, the majority of respondents would agree to a restricted legalization of PGD in Germany. Our results also confirmed some of our assumptions but religion did not have the expected influence. The evaluation of costs and benefits of PGD and the feelings associated with this technique explained more of the final attitude whether PGD should remain prohibited in Germany or not. The agreement to a restricted legalization may be connected to an overall rejection of prohibitions made by the state concerning the individual reproductive autonomy.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

The 'wish to have a child', childlessness and infertility in Germany.

BACKGROUND: Based on the declining birth rates in Germany, one might assume that the number of people who unintentionally are without children is growing. However, studies over recent years have documented that the number of people who deliberately have no children is growing instead. METHODS: This report focuses on attitudes and motives which influence the realization of the desire to have a child. In a representative survey, 785 women and 795 men were questioned about their current wish to have a child, their ideal number of children and the motives for or against the decision to have a child. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Emotional aspects are the most important motives in favour of having children, and financial restraints are most frequently cited as arguments against parenthood in German society. Thus, deciding in favour or against having children still appears to be an indicator of social disparity, due to the fact that every realized child wish underlines the differences between parents and childless individuals through the increasing financial burdens. As a large number of individuals and couples in Germany postpone realization of their desire to have a child, this may lead to a change from a voluntary to an involuntary childlessness in the individual decision process. Therefore, education about fertility as a resource should be promoted.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

[Recalled parental rearing and the wish to have a child - are there associations?].

The present study concerns the impact of recalled parental rearing behaviour on both the intensity of the wish to have a child and on different motives to have a child. Until now there are no empirical studies as to this objective. Our study is based on a representative sample of 1509 persons aged 18 to 50 years. The statistical analyses were restricted to those subjects who lived in partnership and reported an actual wish to have a child (n = 331). The data were assessed by self-reporting scales: The Questionnaire of Recalled Parental Rearing Behaviour "Fragebogen zum erinnerten elterlichen Erziehungsverhalten, FEE", the Partnership Questionnaire "Partnerschaftsfragebogen, PFB", and the Leipzig Questionnaire of Motives to Have a Child "Leipziger Fragebogen zu Kinderwunschmotiven, LKM". A recalled parental rearing behaviour, which was characterized as having been rejective, overprotective and less emotionally warm was associated with such motives which do not promote the wish to have own children (fear of personal restrictions and a low degree of social support). Simultaneously, a negative parental rearing behaviour was correlated with a stronger desire for social recognition by an own child. The recalled maternal rearing behaviour was altogether stronger associated with motives to have a child than the paternal. On the other hand, no relevant associations could be found between the recalled parental rearing behaviour and the intensity of the wish to have a child.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

[Change in reproductive behavior in Germany compared with the rest of Europe].

When the processes involved in the decline of the birth rate are analysed very often no distinction is made between voluntary and involuntary childlessness. The article presents a comparative overview of the international development of fertility and highlights the consequences of this development in Europe. In the second part of this article the development of the birth rate in Germany and its consequences are discussed.

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[Perceived parental rearing behaviour and adult attachment patterns in intimate relationships].

Based on the assumption that the parental rearing behaviour recalled by adults can be conceptualized as a specific mental representation of attachment, the study examines the associations between these rearing-related memories and adult attachment patterns in intimate relationships. The data for this study were obtained from a large community-based sample of the German population (1509 subjects between the ages of 18 and 50 years). Both, the perceived parental rearing behaviour and the adult attachment patterns have been assessed via questionnaires (Questionnaire of Recalled Parental Rearing Behaviour [Fragebogen zum erinnerten elterlichen Erziehungsverhalten, FEE] and Bielefeld Partnership Expectations Questionnaire [Bielefelder Fragebogen zu Partnerschaftserwartungen, BFPE]). As the result of the study it could be shown that a secure adult attachment pattern in intimate relationships is associated with a parental rearing behaviour that has been perceived as positive, while on the other hand insecure attachment patterns are rather associated with more negative experiences of parental rearing.

Adolescent↗