Explanation of Psychosocial Factors Affecting Fertility Behavior: Study of Fertility Behavior Among Married Women Aged 15 to 49 in Nasimshar

Despite the convergence created in fertility behavior, within the society there are differences between individuals in this regard. Some have fertility above the replacement level and a number of other has fertility at or below replacement level. The purpose of this article is to investigate and analyze some psychological and social factors affecting these differences in fertility.

Data were collected based on surveys on 304 married women aged 15 to 49 in Nasimshahr. Sample is selected whit multistage cluster. The validity of questionnaire reviewed and approved through face validity and confirmatory factor analysis respectively.

The average number of women children was 2.09 children that, this is fertility with replacement level. Descriptive results indicate that 62% of women stated that donchr('39')t want more children and 38 percent want to have more children. Also women that studied stated that increasing in Cost of living and better education of the existing children two basic factor that effect on their decision to donchr('39')t want more children and Having siblings and emotional need to child two basic factor that effect in want to have more children. Regression analysis indicated that among the independent variables to control age, age at marriage has the greatest impact negatively on the total number of children. Variables emotional need of child for the older age, number of siblings, women education and gender preference have positively and costs of children has negatively effect on the total number of children alive now.

Results of this study showed that in explained of low fertility it is Special importance to attention social psychology Concepts like emotional need to children that should be regard it along with Economic changes.