From Psychologies · Guillaume Servant · · 40s
Secure attachment shapes family size
Secure attachment styles predict fewer children in Canada and US, but not Japan.
In brief
Secure attachment styles predict fewer children in Canada and US, but not Japan. Secure attachment links to smaller families in North America but not Japan. Originally reported by Psychologies.
Secure attachment
People with secure attachment styles have fewer children on average than those with insecure styles.
“Essentiellement, les styles d'attachement habituellement qualifiés d'insécurés (c'est-à-dire craintif et préoccupé) étaient liés au fait d'avoir plus d'enfants”
Global study
Researchers analyzed 15,120 adults across Japan, Canada, and the United States.
North America
In Canada and the US, secure attachment links to smaller families.
Japan
In Japan, insecure attachment styles correlate with more children.
Cultural differences
The study shows cultural norms significantly affect how attachment influences family size.
The main idea
Secure attachment links to smaller families in North America but not Japan.
