Abstract
This study reported on the development and partial validation of scales measuring a complex of attitudes toward human fertility. A seventy item questionnaire was developed and administered to 728 college and graduate students. Factor analysis yielded three reliable, relatively independent attitude dimensions: Concern with Population Growth, Large Family Ideology and Rejection (vs. Acceptance) of Fertility Control. Validity was assessed by measur ing the extent to which attitude scores were influenced by three sets of tradition-related variables: Religion, Education-Occupation and Fertility Ideals. Multiple regression and correlation analysis showed traditional influence to be fairly strong and consistent on Large Family Ideology and Rejection of Fertility Control, but weak and inconsistent on Concern with Population Growth. The differential influence of tradition on different aspects of fertility attitudes is discussed with respect to the development of a com prehensive population education curriculum.
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