@article{ART003210063},
author={Hyemin Joo and Sujin Yang},
title={Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women},
journal={THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY},
issn={1229-0718},
year={2025},
volume={38},
number={2},
pages={19-36},
doi={10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hyemin Joo
AU - Sujin Yang
TI - Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women
JO - THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PY - 2025
VL - 38
IS - 2
PB - The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
SP - 19
EP - 36
SN - 1229-0718
AB - This study aimed to translate and validate the Attitudes toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS) for unmarried women in South Korea. Data were collected from 500 unmarried women recruited online through a research panel. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor structure of the Korean version of the scale (K-AFCS), comprising 21 items across the dimensions of “Importance for the Future,” “Hindrance at Present,” and “Female Identity.” Furthermore, the scale demonstrated satisfactory validity across multiple domains, including criterion-related validity, incremental validity via hierarchical regression analysis, and construct validity through nomological network analysis. This study is significant in that it provides a reliable and valid instrument for measuring childbearing attitudes among unmarried women—a group relatively underrepresented in existing research—thus laying the groundwork for more comprehensive and in-depth investigations into the multifaceted issue of low fertility in Korea.
KW - Attitudes toward fertility;low fertility;unmarried women;validation
DO - 10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
ER -
Hyemin Joo and Sujin Yang. (2025). Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 38(2), 19-36.
Hyemin Joo and Sujin Yang. 2025, "Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women", THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, vol.38, no.2 pp.19-36. Available from: doi:10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
Hyemin Joo, Sujin Yang "Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women" THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 38.2 pp.19-36 (2025) : 19.
Hyemin Joo, Sujin Yang. Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women. 2025; 38(2), 19-36. Available from: doi:10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
Hyemin Joo and Sujin Yang. "Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women" THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 38, no.2 (2025) : 19-36.doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
Hyemin Joo; Sujin Yang. Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 38(2), 19-36. doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
Hyemin Joo; Sujin Yang. Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2025; 38(2) 19-36. doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
Hyemin Joo, Sujin Yang. Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women. 2025; 38(2), 19-36. Available from: doi:10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
Hyemin Joo and Sujin Yang. "Validation of the Korean Version of the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale(K-AFCS) for Unmarried Women" THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 38, no.2 (2025) : 19-36.doi: 10.35574/KJDP.2025.6.38.2.19
