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Peer reviewedRomberg, Douglas L; Shore, Milton F. – Sex Roles, 1986
Two explanations for the effects of fear of success (boundary maintenance theory and the sex-role prescription model) were investigated. Support for the study's hypotheses was not found; however, both explanations are relevant to the finding that participation in behavior perceived to be sex-role inappropriate plays a role in the fear of success…
Descriptors: Fear of Success, Goal Orientation, Motivation, Role Perception
Peer reviewedCarpenter, C. Jan; And Others – Sex Roles, 1986
Demonstrates how high or low levels of adult structuring of activities during free play activities can induce sex-typed social behavior by preschool children. Examines the effects of naturally occurring variations in children's play on sex-typed social behaviors. (SA)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Ethology, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedHeilbrun, Alfred B., Jr. – Sex Roles, 1986
Presents findings of an investigation of androgynous behavior across situations and within situations, and differences in sensitivity to traditional sex role stereotypes. All types of men were equally sensitive to stereotypes. Feminine women displayed the strongest gender-schema effects, and androgynous women displayed the least effects. (KH)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Structures, Femininity
Peer reviewedJackson, Linda A.; And Others – Sex Roles, 1994
Gender differences in overall self-evaluation and in specific dimensions of self-concept were examined in 470 primarily white college and 501 high school students. The findings indicate that there are gender differences in overall self-evaluation that favor males and that there are differences in specific self-concept areas that are consistent…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, High School Students, High Schools
