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      Ter ou não ter?: Uma revisão da literatura sobre casais sem filhos por opção Translated title: To have or not to have?: A literature review about voluntarily childless couples

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          Este artigo apresenta uma revisão narrativa da literatura nacional e internacional sobre casais que não têm filhos por opção. Aborda-se o conceito de casais “voluntariamente sem filhos”, a decisão de não ter filhos segundo a perspectiva do casal, a relação conjugal nesse contexto, o ciclo vital individual e familiar desses casais, bem como sua relação com a rede social. Os estudos sobre o tema têm questionado algumas ideias preconcebidas sobre esses casais: eles não apresentariam maiores dificuldades em seus relacionamentos conjugais nem seriam psicologicamente mais vulneráveis do que casais que optam por ter filhos. Constata-se que a opção por não ter filhos é uma decisão complexa e que exerce um potencial impacto sobre o desenvolvimento da relação. Os casais que não têm filhos por opção compõem um grupo diversificado no que se refere aos motivos atrelados a essa decisão e à maneira como lidam com a mesma.

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          This article presents a narrative review of national and international studies about voluntarily childless couples. It discusses the concept of "voluntarily childlessness", the decision not to have children according to the perspective of the couple, the marital relationship in this context, the individual and family life cycle of those couples, as well as their relationship with the social network. Studies on the topic have questioned some preconceived ideas about these couples: they would not present major difficulties in their marital relationships and they would not be psychologically more vulnerable than couples who chose to have children. Note that the option for not having children is a complex decision and it exerts a potential impact on the development of the marital relationship. Voluntarily childless couples comprise a diverse group with regard to the reasons underlying this decision and the way in which they deal with it.

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          This article reviews recent research (1999 - 2009) on the effects of parenthood on wellbeing. We use a life course framework to consider how parenting and childlessness influence well-being throughout the adult life course. We place particular emphasis on social contexts and how the impact of parenthood on well-being depends on marital status, gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. We also consider how recent demographic shifts lead to new family arrangements that have implications for parenthood and well-being. These include stepparenting, parenting of grandchildren, and childlessness across the life course.
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                Journal
                penf
                Pensando familias
                Pensando fam.
                DOMUS - Centro de Terapia de Casal e Família (Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil )
                1679-494X
                December 2014
                : 18
                : 2
                : 48-61
                Affiliations
                [02] orgnameDomus: Centro de Terapia de Casal e Família
                [01] orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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                S1679-494X2014000200005 S1679-494X(14)01800200005
                d7f39254-df0c-4dd2-ac49-3622f844ca3a

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 07 November 2014
                : 19 November 2014
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 26, Pages: 14
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                SciELO Periódicos Eletrônicos em Psicologia

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                Relações familiares,Family planning,Family structure,Family relations,Casais sem filhos,Casamento,Planejamento familiar,Marriage,Estrutura familiar,Childfree couples

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