Since generational time perspective and life satisfaction were identified as mediators, did the authors consider alternative mediators, such as financial security or social support?
While the study highlights the role of future anxiety, were any measures taken to distinguish between general anxiety and specific reproductive concerns?
Following my previous comment regarding the consideration of alternative mediators (e.g., financial security, social support) and the distinction between general anxiety and reproductive-specific concerns, I would like to further ask:
Given that financial insecurity was explicitly measured as one of the motives for postponement, what was the rationale for not testing it as a mediator alongside generational time perspective and life satisfaction? Could its inclusion have influenced the strength or structure of the mediation pathways?
Additionally, since the study uses a general future anxiety measure as the predictor, how do the authors account for the absence of a domain-specific anxiety construct related directly to fertility or parenting in explaining decisions to postpone parenthood?