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A Study of the Gender Traits of Upper Grade Students toward Cultural Code, Motivation, and Level of Involvement in Online Games in Taiwanese Primary Schools
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Cheng, Yung-Hsun; Hsu, Shih-Lung – Youth & Society, 2019
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether gender traits have any influence on the awareness of cultural codes, the motivation of playing online games, and the degrees of commitment for primary school upper graders. Of 390 students surveyed in Taiwan, a total of 364 questionnaires were returned with 356 being considered valid. The main…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences, Masculinity, Femininity
Ugandan Adolescents' Descriptive Gender Stereotypes about Domestic and Recreational Activities, and Attitudes about Women
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Farago, Flora; Eggum-Wilkens, Natalie D.; Zhang, Linlin – Youth & Society, 2021
In Eastern Uganda, 201 adolescents aged 11- to 17-years old (48% girls; M[subscript age] = 14.62) answered close- and open-ended questions about gender stereotypes of domestic and recreational activities and gender-role attitudes about women's behavior, rights, and roles. Adolescents answered questions such as "who is more likely to . .…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Sex Stereotypes
Good Grades and a Bad Reputation: Gender, Academics, and Relational Aggression
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Lehman, Brett – Youth & Society, 2020
Relational aggression involves excluding peers from social activities and spreading harmful rumors about the victim. Assumptions that only girls are victimized in this way are largely debunked, yet there is little research to explain why boys are victimized in this manner. This study poses the possibility that male adolescent victimization by…
Descriptors: Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship, Grades (Scholastic), Reputation
"Expressive Cool" and the Paradox of Black and White Males' Neighborhood Socialization toward Education
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Johnson, Odis, Jr. – Youth & Society, 2018
This study explores how linkages between adolescents' educational attitudes and achievement vary according to race, expressive culture, and neighborhood collective socialization qualities. Specifically, the study examines (a) racial differences in how males' educational attitudes relate to their academic performance (i.e.,…
Descriptors: African Americans, Whites, Males, Socialization