The Impact of Fertility Information Browsing on College Students’ Fertility Intentions—The Mediating Role of Parenting Sense of Competence

目的：研究旨在探讨互联网上的生育信息对生育意愿的影响。方法采用相关问卷对340名在校大学生进行调查，有效问卷314份。结果分析表明在互联网上浏览积极和消极生育信息对生育意愿的预测作用显著(β = 0.058, p β = −0.749, p β = 0.019, p Objective: The number of newborns in China is steadily decreasing, and people’s fertility intentions are generally low. Improving the fertility rate has become an urgent issue. Therefore, this study aims to explore the impact of online fertility information on fertility intentions and examine the mediating role of parenting self-efficacy. Methods A survey was conducted with 340 university students using questionnaires on fertility intentions, fertility information, and parenting self-efficacy. A total of 314 valid questionnaires were collected, with an average age of 21.24 years. Results browsing positive and negative fertility information on the internet has a significant predictive effect on fertility intentions (β = 0.058, p β = −0.749, p β = 0.019, p < 0.001). Conclusion: (1) Browsing fertility-related information on the internet affects individuals’ fertility intentions. Browsing negative fertility information decreases fertility intentions. The impact of negative fertility information is greater than that of positive fertility information. (2) Moreover, parenting self-efficacy plays a mediating role between browsing positive fertility information and fertility intentions, meaning that browsing positive fertility information enhances parenting self-efficacy, which in turn increases fertility intentions.