Psychological Regulatory Typology of Reproductive Behavior: Theoretical Foundation and Empirical Assessmen
https://doi.org/10.18384/3033-6414-2025-4-7-23
Abstract
Aim. To theoretically analyze and empirically assess the psychological typology of human reproductive behavior, based on individual characteristics of its self-regulation and comprising three behavioral types such as active, inactive, and passive.
Methodology. The empirical study was conducted on a heterochronic and heterogeneous populationbased sample of adult residents of the Republic of Belarus (N = 3,312). Empirical data was collected with use of a questionnaire survey and the standardized psychological diagnostic instruments such as the “Value of Children Scale” and the “Smyslometria of the Child.”
Results. The psychological regulatory typology of reproductive behavior that differentiate active, inactive, and passive types was developed. Psychological differences in personal meaning regulation and conscious self-regulation of reproductive behavior, characteristics of individuals exhibiting different types were identified.
Research implications consist in revealing the psychological features, mechanisms, and patterns of personal meaning regulation and conscious self-regulation of diverse types of reproductive behavior in adults. The results can be utilized in practical (consultative, corrective, therapeutic) work with individuals and families experiencing psychological difficulties in making reproductive decisions.
Keywords
reproductive behavior,
self-regulation,
typology,
active type,
inactive type,
passive type,
personal meaning of a child
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the framework of the BRFFI-MIRRU grant no. G23UZB-053 (November 20, 2023) “Value-based attitude towards children in the regulation of reproductive and parental behavior in the modern Belarusian and Uzbek families.”
About the Author
K. V. Karpinski
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Беларусь
Беларусь
Konstantin V. Karpinski (Grodno, Belarus) – Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Prof., Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology
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