Outcomes of the First Reproductive Experience and Their Impact
on Partnership Dynamics

k 2026

Outcomes of the First Reproductive Experience and Their Impact on Partnership Dynamics

KMENTOVÁ, Darina

Základní údaje

Originální název

Outcomes of the First Reproductive Experience and Their Impact on Partnership Dynamics

Autoři

KMENTOVÁ, Darina

Vydání

17th Conference of Young Demographers will happen on 4–6 February 2026, Prague, Czech Republic, 2026

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

50401 Sociology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

first reproductive experience; fertility; infertility; partnership dynamics

Změněno: 3. 3. 2026 14:07, Ing. Bc. Martina Nedomová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

The first reproductive experience, defined as an individual's first attempt to conceive or an unintentional conception, is generally considered a significant milestone in life. However, analyzing this reproductive period has been a challenging task, as most surveys capture only realized fertility and do not allow us to examine the potentially longer interval between first attempts to conceive and conception, or a possible abandonment of initial attempts due to various reasons, such as infertility, economic issues, or relationship disagreements. This paper aims to examine the effect of the outcome of the first attempt to conceive on relationship stability, including the risk of breakup. Using data from the second wave of the second round of the Czech Generations and Gender Survey (2025), which includes a new module on the first reproductive experience, I conducted a survival analysis. My results indicate that respondents whose first attempts to conceive within a heterosexual relationship were unsuccessful faced a higher risk of relationship breakup compared to those whose attempts were successful. These findings suggest that analyzing the first reproductive experience, which can have various outcomes, can provide a broader understanding of fertility dynamics than analyzing exclusively realized fertility and births.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.01.01/00/23_025/0008710, interní kód MU
(Kód CEP: EH23_025/0008710)

Název: Na všechno sami: příležitosti a rizika individualizace společnosti (PRINS)

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Na všechno sami: příležitosti a rizika individualizace společnosti (PRINS), Priorita 1 - Výzkum a vývoj

EH23_025/0008710, projekt VaV

Název: Na všechno sami: příležitosti a rizika individualizace společnosti

90274, velká výzkumná infrastruktura

Název: GGP-CZ

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Citovat

KMENTOVÁ, Darina. Outcomes of the First Reproductive Experience and Their Impact on Partnership Dynamics. In 17th Conference of Young Demographers will happen on 4–6 February 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 2026.

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KMENTOVÁ, Darina. Outcomes of the First Reproductive Experience and Their Impact on Partnership Dynamics. In \textit{17th Conference of Young Demographers will happen on 4–6 February 2026, Prague, Czech Republic}. 2026.

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