Internet use and fertility behavior among reproductive-age women in China

Nie, Peng; Xu, Ping; Luo, T.

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2022.101903

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“…The CFPS database tracks and collects information at the individual, household, and community levels, covering a wide range of research topics, including economic activities, family relationships and dynamics, population migration, and health. These data have been widely used in health research ( 45 , 46 ).…”

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The impact of internet use on adolescents’ health: empirical evidence from China

Du,

Liu,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundWith the continuous improvement in economic levels in various countries and the rapid development of the Internet, adolescents’ Internet use has become increasingly frequent. Many studies have explored the relationship between Internet use and adolescent health, but the possible mechanisms involved are unclear, and few have focused on Chinese adolescents.MethodsBased on the data from the China Family Panel Studies 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020, this study used the ordered probit model and OLS model to explore the impact of Internet use on self-rated health and mental health of Chinese adolescents and analyzed the possible mechanisms and heterogeneity involved.ResultsThe results revealed that adolescents’ Internet use negatively affected their physical and mental health. Parent-child conflict, academic performance, and self-efficacy were the important mechanisms of internet use affecting adolescents’ health. Moreover, the negative effects of Internet use on adolescents’ physical and mental health were heterogeneous in boarding, mother’s education level, and family per capita income.ConclusionAdolescents exhibit a pattern of using the internet that influences their health status. Our finding that internet use may decrease adolescents’ health provides important insights into understanding the relationship between internet use behavior and adolescents’ health and suggests that intervention should be taken on adolescents’ internet use.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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The impact of internet use on adolescents’ health: empirical evidence from China

Du,

Liu,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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“…People who are the only child in their families face heavier burdens of caring for their parents (31), family-work conflicts (32), and child-raising costs (19,33) compared to their counterparts with multiple siblings. With the widespread dissemination of information on "abortion" and "contraception" on the Internet, individuals with fewer siblings may form opinions in favor of "having only one child" and "dinky family" (34). Based on this, we developed the following hypothesis: Hypothesis 1: The number of siblings positively predicts fertility intentions.…”

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The mediating role of trust in government in intergenerational transmission of fertility intentions

Zheng,

Wang,

Xie

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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China's one-child policy was in effect from 1982 to 2015. However, the literature examining the association between people's trust in local government and intergenerational transmission of fertility intentions is scarce. To fill this gap, we investigated the impact of individuals' sibship size on their ideal number of children, the mediating effect of their trust in local government on the issue of fertility between two successive generations, and the moderating effect of education level on sibship size related to trust in local governments. Based on the 2019 Chinese Social Survey data, 2,340 respondents aged 18–35 participated in the analysis. The results showed that (i) individuals' number of siblings significantly positively predicted their ideal number of children; (ii) individuals' number of siblings significantly negatively predicted their trust in the local government, which in turn significantly negatively influenced fertility intentions; (iii) the mediating mechanism was significant in residents with higher levels of education, but not in people with lower degrees of education. Fertility-boosting incentives can prioritize couples who are the only child in their family. It is necessary for local governments to improve their credibility and strengthen their pregnancy-related communication with groups with higher levels of education.

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“…Evidence for the United States suggests that internet access, in general, has curbed the teen birth rate (Guldi and Herbst, 2017) but has raised fertility among highly-educated women aged 24-39, presumably by alleviating the trade-off between childcare and employment (Billari et al, 2019). By contrast, evidence from China shows a negative impact of internet access for all education and age groups (Nie et al, 2023).…”

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Fertility in High-Income Countries: Trends, Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences

Bloom,

Kuhn,

Prettner

2023

SSRN Journal

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Internet use and fertility behavior among reproductive-age women in China

Cited by 12 publications

References 97 publications

The impact of internet use on adolescents’ health: empirical evidence from China

The impact of internet use on adolescents’ health: empirical evidence from China

The mediating role of trust in government in intergenerational transmission of fertility intentions

Fertility in High-Income Countries: Trends, Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences

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