Research: The more you use social networks, the less you might want to have children


The association between extensive social media use and lack of desire for children, coupled with not wanting to change lifestyle, was more widely cited among those without children than among parents. — AFP Relaxnews

The use of social networks has a strong impact on our lifestyles. A Finnish study even raises the idea of a correlation between time spent online and the desire to have children.

A study recently conducted by Kateryna Savelieva of the University of Helsinki in Finland, titled "Reasons to Postpone Childbearing during Fertility Decline in Finland," attempted to explain the reasons for the sharp drop in the birth rate observed in the country in recent years.

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