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Peer reviewedEisler, Richard M. – Counseling Psychologist, 1998
Discusses background issues relating to masculine identity. Examines Wade's theory of Male Reference Group Identity Dependence including the Male Reference Group Identity Dependence Scale (RGIDS) in terms of conceptual and methodological issues. Argues that the RGIDS focuses on the male's present reference group and ignores earlier reference…
Descriptors: Criticism, Dependency (Personality), Identification (Psychology), Males
Peer reviewedWade, Jay C. – Counseling Psychologist, 1998
Discusses author's theory of Male Reference Group Identity Dependence. Explores the concept of psychological relatedness and male identity. Describes the concept of the male reference cohort. Discusses multicultural applicability and the future of Male Reference Group Identity Dependence Theory. (MKA)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Dependency (Personality), Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedWade, Jay C. – Counseling Psychologist, 1998
Presents a theory of male identity developed to address the question of why men vary in their masculinity ideology and in their conformity to standards of masculinity. An overview of relevant masculinity research, theoretical foundations for the construct of reference group identity dependence, theoretical postulates, associated behavioral, and…
Descriptors: Dependency (Personality), Identification (Psychology), Males, Masculinity
Peer reviewedO'Neil, James M. – Counseling Psychologist, 1998
Relates Wade's and Gelso's Male Reference Group Dependence Theory to past and present literature in the new psychology of men. Points out the strengths of the ideas and data; reflects on where the theory needs more clarification and extension. (MKA)
Descriptors: Criticism, Demography, Dependency (Personality), Identification (Psychology)
Peer reviewedCook, Ellen P. – Counseling Psychologist, 1998
Argues that Wade's Male Reference Group Identity Dependence Theory seems to cover familiar groups in respect to gender issues. Also holds that Wade's theory is not sensitive enough to individual differences. Discusses the status of the groups in the study. Offers suggestions for future research. (MKA)
Descriptors: Criticism, Dependency (Personality), Identification (Psychology), Individual Differences
Peer reviewedSmith, Elsie M. J. – Counseling Psychologist, 1989
Comments on two opening articles by Parham ("Cycles of Psychological Nigrescence") and Helms ("Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research"). Suggests that the connotations of victimization and racial conflict in the concept of "psychological Nigrescence" are obsolete. Offers 11…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Ethnicity
Peer reviewedWade, Jay C.; Gelso, Charles J. – Counseling Psychologist, 1998
Develops a measure of male identity based on Wade's theory of Male Reference Group Identity Dependence. The Reference Group Identity Dependence Scale (RGIDS) assesses feelings of psychological relatedness to other males. Undergraduate males (N=344) completed the RGIDS. Discusses findings in terms of implications for the theory and future research…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Dependency (Personality), Higher Education, Identification (Psychology)
