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Spence, Janet T. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011
All good stories should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. The related pair of articles that earned the author a place in this Special Section, "Masculine Instrumentality and Feminine Expressiveness: Their Relationships with Sex Role Attitudes and Behaviors" (Spence & Helmreich, 1980) and "Instrumental and Expressive…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Story Telling, Career Development, Education Work Relationship
The Pink Dragon Is Female: Halloween Costumes and Gender Markers.
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Nelson, Adie – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2000
Content analysis of children's Halloween costumes explored how children's fantasy dress reproduces and reiterates conventional gender messages. Both male and female costumes contained high proportions of heroes. Feminine costumes were clustered in a narrow range depicting traditional femininity, with higher proportions of animals and foodstuffs.…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Femininity, Gender Issues, Masculinity
Implicit Theories of Masculinity and Femininity: Dualistic or Bipolar?
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Foushee, H. Clayton; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1979
The present study addressed the question of whether persons' implicit personality theories include the notion that the possession of masculine and feminine characteristics tend to preclude each other so that the two clusters of attributes are perceived to be negatively correlated. The results confirm the hypothesis. (Author)
Descriptors: Females, Femininity, Males, Masculinity
Femininity, Masculinity, and Adjustment to Divorce among Women.
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Hansson, Robert O.; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1984
Two studies investigated the influence of sex-role identification on the expectations of female college students (N=66) regarding marriage and divorce, and among divorced women (N=32) on their reasons for divorce. Among college students, masculinity was related to more positive expectations. For divorcees, the more masculine women adjusted more…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Divorce, Expectation
Sex Roles and Sexual Satisfaction in Women.
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Kirkpatrick, Carole Schmidt – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1980
Investigates the relationships among sexual satisfaction, femininity, and feminism in women. Data were collected via questionnaires completed by 199 couples. A positive association was found between sexual satisfaction and feminism. There was no significant relationship between sexual satisfaction and femininity. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Cultural Influences, Females, Femininity
Sex Roles and Peceptions of Femininity and Masculinity of Hispanic Women: A Review of the Literature.
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Vazquez-Nuttall, Ena; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1987
Evaluates the research conducted on sex roles and perceptions of femininity and masculinity of Hispanic women. Reviews early social and anthropological studies describing the roles of Hispanic women before the advent of the women's movement in the 1960's, continuing with more recent psychosocial studies on male-female roles and allocation of power…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Family Characteristics, Family Relationship, Females
Childhood Antecedents of Adult Women's Masculinity, Femininity, and Career Role Choices.
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Metzler-Brennan, Elizabeth; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1985
Explored the relationships among childhood activities, masculine and feminine characteristics, and career choices among career women and homemakers. Results indicated that childhood participation in sex-typed activities is associated with the adult personality characteristics of masculinity and femininity and adult role choices. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Childhood Interests, Employed Women
Linking Femininity, Weight Concern, and Mental Health among Latina, Black, and White Women.
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Bay-Cheng, Laina Y.; Zucker, Alyssa N.; Stewart, Abigail J.; Pomerleau, Cynthia S. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
Used data on a nationally representative sample of Latina, black, and white women between the ages of 18-45 years to examine the relations among embodied femininity, weight concern, and depressive symptomatology. Results confirmed different patterns of relations for each group. The effects of embodied femininity for Latinas were similar to those…
Descriptors: Blacks, Body Image, Body Weight, Cultural Differences
Psychological Masculinity and Femininity: Relationship to Striving and Self-Concept in the Achievement and Interpersonal Domains.
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Orlofsky, Jacob L.; Stake, Jayne E. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1981
Investigated the influences of gender and individual differences in psychological masculinity and femininity on the achievement and interpersonal strivings, abilities, and self-concepts of 176 college students. Results indicated that psychological masculinity and femininity are better predictors of strivings and self-concepts in the achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Femininity, Interpersonal Relationship, Masculinity