ANALYSIS OF DECISION MAKING OF MARRIED COUPLES WHO CHOOSE CHILDFREE AND UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL STIGMA IN SOCIETY
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Giving birth and having a child is a basic human nature by heterosexual maturity. In addition, parents have an important role to make a happy and meaningful life. So, married couples often want to have children. But after time that value changes and there's a new value which is childfree. Childfree is a person's choice to not have children voluntarily. But, childfree is uncommon in Indonesia. That's why people who choose to be childfree have a negative stigma from society. The aim of our research is to understand the underlying factors for choosing a childfree lifestyle, the causes of negative stigma from society, and the impact of society views and stigma on couples self- perception. In our study, we conducted interviews with two married couples (2 men and 2 women). Our research uses the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach, which is a research method that combines phenomenology, hermeneutic philosophy, and is related to subjective experience. Based on our research, the result shows that the reason couples choose to be childfree are due to physical, financial, and mental readiness to have children. Our participant said that by choosing childfree, they can be more free because they don't have to worry about their kids, saving more money, and having a lot more time with their partner. Socially, women tend to face harsher stigma compared to men. But, stigma or negative views doesn't affect both couples. Therefore, the reasons why someone chooses to be childfree are health, financial and mental readiness.
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