People who are childfree by choice are perceived as less warm compared to adoptive parents, childless people, and parents. However, they were generally seen as higher in competence compared to parents and childless people. Childfree women were rated lower in warmth than childfree men. 🌟👩👧👦👨👧👦
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Childfree people are viewed as competent but lacking in warmth compared to parents
A series of three studies suggests that voluntarily childfree adults are perceived as less warm than parents. Discrimination was linked to viewing childfree people as narcissistic, selfish, or less human.