Abstract
This study is aimed at exploring experience of couples choosing not to have children after marriage. To identify motives for voluntary childlessness and social perceptions, a qualitative research method was used for analysis. After in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 childless couples who had agreed to participate in research, 15 meaning units, 5 categories, and 3 topics were established. The research findings were categorized as follows: the motives for being childless, the surrounding response and coping response‘, and ‘the expectation of a childless familys society.’ The research participants argued that families without children should be fully accepted in changing society, with hope that their childlessness would be respected. The significance of this study is that it focused on perceptions of families and society, while steering away from personal views on meaning of a life absent of children. Based on perception that childlessness is not only a personal matter but also a social issue, this study clearly showed a variety of reactions to childless couples, such as labeling of them as eccentric people and disapproval of them. Furthermore, this study has elaborated on personal experience of childless couples by clearly indicating their desires to seek government support and compensation.
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