The relationship between gender role ideals and psychological well-being
| Autor: | Derek Grimmell, Gary S. Stern |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Ego ideal
Social psychology (sociology) Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept Gender psychology Developmental psychology Gender Studies Psychological health Psychological well-being Developmental and Educational Psychology Personality Gender role Psychology Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Sex Roles. 27:487-497 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2762 0360-0025 |
| Popis: | Previous research on the influence of gender roles upon psychological health has found that most effects may be due to participants' levels of masculine traits alone. This study investigated whether individual gender role ideals moderate the relationship between gender roles and psychological well-being. Eighty-three psychology undergraduate students of European descent were given a battery of measures of gender role and psychological well-being. Results of analysis of these tests suggest that the degree to which participants' gender-specific traits represent met or unmet ideals is a better predictor of psychological adjustment than personal gender role alone. Results also suggest that gender roles can diminish psychological well-being by creating conflict between personal beliefs about the nature of appropriate behavior and the actual demands of life situations. Theoretical implications and future research directions are discussed. |
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