TY - GEN
AU - Billari, Francesco C.
AU - Philipov, Dimiter
AU - Testa, Maria Rita
TI - Attitudes, norms and perceived behavioural control: explaining fertility intentions in Bulgaria
KW - Fertility intentions
KW - Theory of planned behavior
KW - Bulgaria
KW - Lowest-low fertility
KW - Norms
KW - Intentions de fécondité
KW - Théorie du comportement prévu
KW - Bulgarie
KW - Très basses fécondités
KW - Normes
PY - 2009
N2 - Postprint
N2 - begutachtet (peer reviewed)
N2 - In: European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie ; 25 (2009) 4 ; 439-465
N2 - In this article, we study fertility decision-making through timing parity-progression intentions. The theoretical framework builds on Ajzen's social-psychological "Theory of Planned Behavior": intentions are seen as directly dependent on three components: attitudes, norms and perceived behavioural control. We study the case of Bulgaria, a "lowest-low" fertility country. In 2002, a sample survey containing a specially designed module was conducted. This module included an implementation of our framework, with a special attention to the links between normative pressure and the social network of respondents. Results show that the three components are broadly predictive of fertility intentions. More specifically, attitudes are more relevant than norms for higher parities. Socio-economic, ideational, psychological and social capital-based factors are relevant background determinants.
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