The changes in the concept of marriage and childbirth of college students attract social attention. In the future

Figure source: "China Youth Daily"

Since the beginning of this year, some youth research institutions, universities, and media have conducted relevant investigations on Chinese college students. The results showed that nearly 60 % of college students hoped to enter the marriage hall at the age of 26-30, but the value foundation of marriage and childbirth has changed, and it values ​​the spiritual and emotional support function of marriage.

China is in the stage of rapid social transformation, and the changes in the marriage behavior of young people and the changes in the concept of marriage and love attract attention. As an important part of contemporary youth, college students are the focus of social attention. So, what changes have taken place in college students' marriage and education? How to shape the young people's active and healthy wedding concept? The reporter interviewed relevant scholars.

University students are willing to get married in the future higher than expected

"In the past, I thought that two people could be together as long as they liked each other. Now I think that they have to consider personality, values, future development and other factors." Xiao Wei, a senior student in Shanxi University, has been looking forward to love, but the uncertainty in the future allows the future to make She is more cautious about marriage. In her opinion, marriage is the main purpose of love. After graduating from college and stable work and life, she will consider getting married. "After two relatively independent individuals combine, they can support each other, depend on each other, face difficulties together, and keep gone. Going down, this is my expectations for marriage life. "

Xiao Wei's words reflect the attitude of many college students in love and marriage. The results of a recently released by the China Youth Daily for college students across the country show that 57.90%of the college students who are interviewed hopes to enter the marriage hall at the age of 26-30, and 25.97%indicate that above the legal age and any age can be. True love (95.32%) and economic considerations (85.97%) are the main factor of whether to get married for the interviewees.

In April of this year, the "Report on the Wedding and Education of Chinese University Students" released by the Renmin University of China Population and Development Research Center showed that 61%of college students explicitly said they would marry. For the age of marriage, the ideal marriage age of the interviewees is 27.82 years old, and the choice of boys and girls is basically similar. According to reports, the report sampling comes from 30 universities, including 4 "double first -class" universities, 18 ordinary universities, 8 colleges, and 26 cities in 22 provinces, and 9,775 valid questionnaires are obtained, of which 50.95 women account for 50.95 %, The average age is 20.29 years.

"Overall, the future marriage willingness of college students is higher than expected." Li Ting, a professor at the Population and Development Research Center of Renmin University of China, said in interpretation of the report that the future marriage willingness of college students is affected by various factors. In terms of promoting the willingness of marriage, college students value the spiritual and emotional support function of marriage more, and also hope to take into account the material support attributes. In terms of the factors that suppress the willingness of marriage, the cost of marriage and childbirth and the factors of work and family balance have a high impact on college students' wedding willingness. She believes that under the institutional framework of adherence to marriage and fertility, the attitude of college students has still developed developmental changes in marriage and childbirth. It has begun to emphasize that love, marriage, and fertility based on individual sense, such as mutual assistance progress, spiritual sustenance, emotions, emotions Companion and significance for your own growth.

"Contemporary college students pay more attention to whether the two sides really love each other in the future, and also pay attention to economic considerations." Yu Feng, a professor at the Department of Psychology at the School of Philosophy of Wuhan University, studied positive psychology for many years. In his opinion, the concept of marriage and love of college students has both idealized longing and based on realistic situations. There is a clear conflict between the two. This conflict is affected by the Internet, film and television, media and some alternative experiences. On the one hand, public opinion produced by the mass media and film and television rendering reflects the implicit view of marriage and love affects college students; on the other hand, cases that appear in parents and friends have led to college students to use a single example rather than society as the main source of their own dating outlook. Essence "In psychology, it is difficult to change the faith, because we will only find the reason for confirming it, and often ignore the reason to oppose it."

Fertility is part of the ideal life in the future

As the main body of more than 10 years of marriage and childbearing, what is the willingness of college students?

In general, fertility is still part of the ideal life of most college students in the future. According to the "Report of Chinese College Student Marriage and Education" at Renmin University of China, the average number of ideals of college students is 1.86, and more than 80%of college students prefer two children; college students still regard marriage as necessary conditions for children. For the significance of fertility, college students are more concerned about the meaning and emotional value of their children's meaning and emotional value, and the traditional children are the last. The survey of "China Youth Daily" also shows that 37.58%of college students want to have a child in the future, 34.03%of the family planning. In addition, 74.03%believe that children are the crystallization of love, and 67.74%indicate that children are an indispensable part of the family.

"In the cognition of college students, the relationship between the binding of future marriage and fertility is still close, and the concept of marriage and childbirth of college students has not undergone transformation." Li Ting also believes that fertility is still a relatively distant thing for college students. The idea is likely to continue to change with future work and life.

Chen, who is about to graduate from a master's degree in a university in Beijing, said that "marriage" and "fertility" will be in their future 5 years. He hopes to work, settle in the same city as his girlfriend, and then get married and give birth. He feels that love can be emotional, but marriage and fertility should be rationally treated. "After the two sides get married, they should admit communication and mutual respect for their children and raise children, because this will involve family harmony and expenditure issues." The rational attitude of college students in the future marriage and fertility issues has largely stemmed from the perception of the current fertility obstacles. Relevant surveys show that the housing costs represented by the living environment, the work and educational pressure of the social environment, and the cost of breeding have become the factors that have a greater influence in the minds of college students.

Zhou Yuxiang, a backbone expert at the China Youth Research Center, believes that most college students are eager to have marriage and family and children after entering the society. It is just a lot of difficulties in this process, which is often said to be "difficulty in marriage." And because of some subjective and objective conditions, there is no way to find a suitable spouse. This stems from a partner who wants to find the "three views" consistent and similar personality to ensure that there are consistent family ideas and parenting concepts in future life. For example, the number of children's number of children stems from considering the high cost of childcare and the emphasis on the quality of parenting.

Strengthen the guidance and education of respect for marriage

The concept of marriage and childbirth of college students is changing. On the one hand, this change is mild and gradual, and on the other hand, it also highlights the urgency of shaping the contemporary and healthy concept of marriage and childbearing to a certain extent. Some experts believe that at the next stage, the changes in the results of marriage and childbirth will depend on the extent of public policies that can alleviate the pressure of individuals in the cost of marriage and education and individual development.

Related support policies are continuously strengthened. 17 departments such as the National Health and Health Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission have recently issued guidance on further improvement and implementation of active fertility support measures. Active fertility support measures such as housing and employment. The opinions also proposed that advocating the social value of respect for fertility, respecting parents, children's priority, and couples should bear the responsibility of parenting; promote the reform of marriage customs and transform the customs, break the bad habits such as marriage and high -priced gifts, and advocate the concept of active marriage and childbearing.

"University students will also care about love in daily life" "This is the desire for love" ... At the end of last year, Yu Feng gave a lecture entitled "Love Psychology" at Wuhan University. Hot discussion. In the picture, many students tiptoe outside the classroom and lie on the window to listen carefully.

Yu Feng believes that from the perspective of countries around the world, the marriage rate and fertility rate of many high welfare countries are still not high, which seems to be a modern dilemma. One of the ways to crack the dilemma is to create a more healthy and rational wedding cultural values. As a college teacher, you need to know the changes in the concept of college students and the reasons behind it, and do the education guidance of young people in a targeted manner. He suggested to carry out more emotional education to let college students understand the relationship between love, marriage and fertility, and prevent bad public opinion from "desensitization" of young people.

Xiao Wei agreed with this. She believes that the content of some love variety shows and social news about marriage and childbirth is too commercial, entertaining, and extreme. "After reading it, people do not want to fall in love, get married and have children."

"It should be reshaped in the whole society to reshape an active and healthy wedding cultural atmosphere, strengthen the guidance and education of respect for marriage, fertility, and family." Zhou Yuxiang suggested to increase marriage in school education from the perspective of the full period of life. The guidance of the concept of fertility, fertility, and family concept enhances the understanding of young people's knowledge of marriage and childbirth at all stages of life, popularize relevant legal knowledge, advocates mutual respect for each other in the process of sexual intercourse, and shaping a new type of marriage and childbearing culture. Promote the family culture of husbands and wives to share the responsibility of fertility and support, and affirm the value of housework. Govern the bad social atmosphere such as bad habits of marriage and sky -high prices, strengthen young people's sense of respect for emotional life, family life, awareness of integrity and responsibility, and convey positive, healthy, beautiful marriage, family views, and fertility views.

Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition

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