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American Sociological Review, babies, baby, birth, child, children, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, contagious, friends, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, pregnant
If one of your good friends gives birth, you’re more likely to become pregnant in the next two years. It’s due to “social contagion” – that’s the term psychologists use to describe how our friends’ behaviors and attitudes can influence our own behavior. And a study in the American Sociological Review found that one of the biggest predictors of when a woman will have her first child is when her friends start having children.