Stereotypes of traditional and nontraditional childbearing roles |
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Authors: | Stephanie A. Shields Pamela E. Cooper |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of California, 95616, Davis, California 2. University of Connecticut, USA
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Abstract: | Childless college students (135 male, 135 female) evaluated one of three childbearing orientations by means of an adjective check list (ACL) and multiple-choice questions. Participants read one of three paragraphs describing a hypothetical woman who was either pregnant and happy with the pregnancy, pregnant and not happy with the pregnancy, or intentionally childfree. Results showed favorable stereotyping of pregnant-happy, strongly unfavorable stereotyping of pregnant-unhappy, and no stereotyping of childfree. Implications for research on childbearing orientations are discussed, as are participants' own plans regarding marriage, employment, and parenthood. |
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