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“Having a Child Meant I had a Real Life”: Reproductive Coercion and…
“Having a Child Meant I had a Real Life”: Reproductive Coercion and Childbearing Motivations Among Young Black Men Living in Baltimore
Main ideas
This study utilized the Traits-Desires-Intentions-Behavior (TDIB) framework to look at motivational traits, desires, and intentions surrounding pregnancy and having children.
Childbearing desires
long term goals about having and raising kids, what someone would like to do without constraints
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good father (ex. protector role, minimizing trauma for children, being a good role model)
Childbearing intentions
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preparation before having kids (ex. financial stability, independent living)
Childbearing motivations
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legacy and bonding (ex. passing down wisdom and family name, providing unconditional love)
escaping or correcting the past (ex. reinvention for themselves, helping their kids make good life decisions)
often impacted by their own fathers (absent or not good role models)
Reproductive coercion (RC) is defined as behaviors used to wield power and control regarding reproductive health decisions in a relationship.
3 domains of RC
- Pregnancy coercion or pressure
Examples: pressuring partner to not use contraceptives, threatening to leave partner if they don't become pregnant
Examples: removing condoms (stealthing), hiding contraceptives
- Controlling pregnancy outcomes
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Author's purpose
Alexander mentions the importance of understanding childbearing motivations when designing programs to provide resources to young men wanting to have kids, and encourages the creation of such programs.
This study expands research on reproductive coercion by also studying childbearing motivations, desires, and intentions.
These variables were measured alongside perceptions of RC in a sample of young Black men in order to get a better understanding of the RC behaviors that women (specifically young Black women) face.
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