I wonder if there is any research into the phenomenon (if it even exists!) where people skew attribution of their decisions towards a factor[1] that could be a

I wonder if there is any research into the phenomenon (if it even exists!) where people skew attribution of their decisions towards a factor[1] that could be an influence, but actually is not relevant in their decision-making process? I ask the above because, to me, this reads more like a "justification after the fact" kind of result. Certainly climate change could be a reasonable justification for not wanting children (it certainly sounds noble!), but I have a feeling that fears of responsibility, change, or economics are a FAR more likely list of reasons people don't want children. Not only have the above factors existed forever, I highly doubt the people claiming climate change is such a severe stress to them that they won't have kids (when they otherwise would!) are the same people actively living their lives in a way to maximally mitigate their impact to the climate. That is, putting as much time, energy, and money into fighting climate change as it would take to raise a child. If not... well... it kind of reads hollow to me. More like a convenient, plausible excuse that sounds nice. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope not. Not having kids isn't the solution. Having kids and teaching them about their responsibility to our climate will workout better in the long-run. Because while you, the environmentally conscious steward, are busy not raising the next generation, the people who don't give a shit are still procreating. [1] Like climate change