A team of researchers highlighted past research that showed regret over having children isn’t rare, as 5-14% of parents have this feeling.
A team of researchers noted that regretting parenthood isn't rare, yet there’s little research on it.
The investigators attributed the shortage of research to social disapproval and a lack of ways to assess it.Regret means feeling sad or sorry about something that you did or did not do. The majority of folks will feelabout at least one decision they made to take or not take some action, even if it’s a relatively small one. For example, let’s say you stop for coffee on your way to a work meeting and, misjudging the time, wind up arriving late. You might regret stopping for that coffee.
But what about the big choices in life? One of the most significant choices a person can make is whether to have children. Because the overwhelming, we’re not going to explore regret over not having children. Instead, we’re going to focus on a newhighlighted past research showing that regret over having children isn’t rare or unheard of, as 5-14% of parents have this feeling.
For example, they pointed out that strains around parenting could lead a person to feel burnout are insufficient to counteract the burdens of parenthood”), which could lead to parenting regret. However, they also cited research indicating that the opposite could be true: that feeling regret over becoming a parent could create obstacles to getting accustomed to the changes and challenges parenthood brings.
Likewise, the researchers commented on how the relationships between parenting regret, depression, and contentment in life have nuances.
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