Final scale items Having a baby would give me someone to love. Having a baby would make me feel important. Having a baby would help me keep the baby’s father around. Having a baby would help me get money from the baby’s father. Having a baby could get me out of a bad situation. Having a baby would make me a woman. Having a baby would make other people think I am important. Having a baby would make my relationship with the baby’s father stronger. Having a baby means somebody will love me. Items considered but removed Being a mother is special. A baby is a blessing. A baby is a lot of work. Babies take a lot of time and cost a lot. Having a baby would help me get money from the government. If I get pregnant and I love the guy, I would have his baby.

Note: Participants rated each item on a Likert scale with response options of “strongly agree,” “agree,” “neither disagree nor agree,” “disagree” and “strongly disagree.”