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Backus, Faedra R.; Mahalik, James R. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011
Our study explored the relationship between feminist identity and women's report of an ideal male partner's conformity to masculine gender role norms. Heterosexual, mostly White, college women (N = 183) completed measures assessing feminist beliefs and the masculinity characteristics of an ideal male partner. Results indicated that feminist…
Descriptors: Feminism, Social Behavior, Females, Sex Role
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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
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Guillet, Emma; Sarrazin, Philippe; Fontayne, Paul; Brustad, Robert J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2006
An empirical research study based upon the expectancy-value model of Eccles and colleagues (1983) investigated the effect of gender-role orientations on psychological dimensions of female athletes' sport participation and the likelihood of their continued participation in a stereotypical masculine activity. The model (Eccles et al., 1983) posits…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Females, Athletes, Athletics
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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