Perceptions of Childfree Women: The Role of Perceivers' and Targets' Ethnicity

被引：19

作者：

Vinson, Candice ^{[2
]}

Mollen, Debra ^{[2
]}

Smith, Nathan Grant ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] McGill Univ, Dept Educ & Counselling Psychol, Montreal, PQ H3A 1Y2, Canada

[2] Texas Womans Univ, Dept Psychol & Philosophy, Denton, TX 76204 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2010年 / 20卷 / 05期

关键词：

childfree; women; perceptions; gender; ethnicity; FAMILY-SIZE; CHILDLESS; ATTITUDES; STUDENTS; GENDER;

D O I：

10.1002/casp.1049

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of ethnicity on perceptions of voluntary childfree women. We were interested in determining whether mothers were viewed as more stereotypically positive than women without children and how the ethnicity of the participant and the target impacted participants' ratings. We utilized vignettes and manipulated motherhood status and ethnicity of the target. Participants (n=224) were comprised of female university students in the southwestern region of the United States. Results indicated that women view childfree women negatively. Moreover, women view African American mothers more favourably than childfree African American women. Results are discussed in terms of gender roles in communities of colour. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

引用

页码：426 / 432

页数：7

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