Effects of economic uncertainty and socioeconomic status on reproductive timing: A life history approach

• Main Authors: TAN, Kenneth, LI, Norman P., MELTZER, Andrea. M., CHIN, Joel L. J., TAN, Kai Lin Lynn, Lim, Amy J., NEUBERG, Steven. L, van VUGT, Mark
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Economic uncertainty; Reproductive timing; Life history theory; Socioeconomic status; Applied Behavior Analysis; Social Psychology; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3569; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4827/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S2666622722000077_main.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Why do some people have children earlier compared to others who delay reproduction? Drawing from an evolutionary, life history theory perspective, we posited that reproductive timing could be influenced by economic uncertainty and childhood socioeconomic status (SES). For individuals lower in childh...