ATTITUDES OF THE DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS ABOUT PARENTHOOD

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the point of view in different occupational groups against the parenthood with a biopsychosocial approach. Material and Method: A questionnaire consisting of 48 questions about Scale of Outlook to Parenthood and demography was administered to individuals from different occupational groups at the age of parenthood. Results: It is established that the scores of attitudes to marriage of scale of Outlook to Parenthood is affected by the occupation of individual's parent. The mean scores for the Attitudes to Marriage factor are found to be higher for health professionals group than security group, educator group and housewives group. It is established that regular reading habit effects Family Environment, Attitudes to Children and point of Attitudes to Marriage factors positively. Duration of education is found to effect Social Attitude factor positively. Conclusions: Scale of Outlook to Parenthood shows that there are statistical differences between the occupational groups.