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EPISODE · May 22, 2024 · 32 MIN

Choosing to be child free, with Jennifer Watling Neal, PhD

from Speaking of Psychology · host American Psychological Association

A growing number of adults in the U.S. are choosing not to have children. Jenna Watling Neal, PhD, of Michigan State University, talks about her research that’s found 1 in 5 adults are child free, why people are choosing not to have kids, the stigma child-free adults face, whether people who decide not to have kids early in life usually stick with that choice, and how the prevalence of child-free adults in the U.S. compares with other countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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