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Dimensions of sexist beliefs and psychosocial adjustment in childhood
| Title: | Dimensions of sexist beliefs and psychosocial adjustment in childhood. |
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| Name(s): |
Bidmead, Sarah Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Psychology |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | vii,56 p. : ill. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The levels of 3 dimensions of sexism and 13 measures of psychosocial adjustment were assessed in 236 children in grades 4 through 8. The adjustment measures were factor analyzed to produce 5 adjustment factors. Analysis revealed that one of the factors, peer-reported prosocial tendencies, was moderately and negatively correlated with two of three measures of sexism. This effect was more pronounced for girls than for boys. Another factor, body self-esteem, was negatively correlated with one of the measures of sexism for girls. The findings are congruent with the view that traditionally sexist ideology may detrimentally impact children's psychosocial adjustment. | |
| Identifier: | 319155328 (oclc), 186674 (digitool), FADT186674 (IID), fau:2889 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Sarah Bidmead. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Adjustment (Psychology) in children Sex differences (Psychology) Sex role in chldren Body image -- Social aspects |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186674 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
