Maturity to Parenthood Scale (MPS) The following questionnaire consists of various statements about parenting. Please read each sentence and consider to what extent it applies to you. There are no right or wrong answers here. Each answer is correct as long as it is true, i.e., in line with what you think and feel. Please do not omit any line and circle only one of the seven possibilities on each line.	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Neither Agree Nor Disagree	Somewhat Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
1	In my life, I would like to experience being a parent.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2	I often picture myself playing and caring for my children.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
3	I know why I would like to become a mother/father.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
4	I am looking for a full-time job so that I can take maternity and/or parental leave.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
5	Being a parent is the most beautiful but also the most difficult role in human life.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
6	I am talking to my partner about parenting.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
7	I can take care of a baby, such as changing diapers and clothes, washing, and soothing.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	I am open to various scenarios of my/my partner’s pregnancy and childcare (e.g., sick leave during pregnancy vs. work until the end of pregnancy and future mother’s delivery by Caesarean section vs. natural delivery).	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
9	I think I would do well as a mother/father.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
10	I take into account aging in my plans for parenting.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
11	I know that the decisions and choices I make will affect my child’s development.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
12	There are many people among my friends who are parents; therefore, they will surely advise me when I become a parent.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
13	I have always known that I want to have children.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
14	When buying a flat on a loan, I will take into account the enlargement of my family.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
15	I believe that I will be able to reconcile parenthood with the other roles that I fulfill in life, and it will give me complete happiness.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
16	At the end of my life, I want to be proud that I have raised a good person/people.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
17	I know that when a baby is born, it can be harder than I imagine, and the characteristics of a baby may surprise me.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
18	The role models I have in my parents will allow me to raise a happy child.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
19	The thought of parenting responsibilities is pleasing to me.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
20	I am interested in what equipment is needed for childcare to be functional and safe.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
21	I will choose my professional future so that I can combine parenting with work.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
22	I believe that neither money nor career are important in life, and the most important thing is family.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
23	I would like to show my children the world and teach them all I can.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
24	In raising my child, I will try to avoid the mistakes that my parents made.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7