Factors in the development of reproductive attitudes among Russian regional students (a case study of Astrakhan)

The paper analyzes factors in the development of reproductive attitudes of modern youth. The author identifies that young people being the most active and promising part of the country’s reproductive potential demonstrate family-focused moods, and children are the highest life value for them. Most young people want to have children in the future mainly to fulfill themselves as parents. In their opinion, material well-being and decent housing are the necessary conditions for the birth of the desired number of children. The Russian typical tendency for a two-child family prevails among respondents. The desired number of children that young people really would like to have under all necessary conditions is slightly higher than the number of children that they plan to have considering their real capabilities and conditions.