Construct Validity of the Relationship Profile Test: Impact of Gender, Gender Role, and Gender Role Stereotype

Abstract. The ratio of second to fourth finger length (2D:4D ratio) is sexually dimorphic with women having higher 2D:4D ratio than men. Recent studies on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation yielded rather inconsistent results. The present study examines the moderating influence of nationality on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation, as assessed with the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, as a possible explanation for these inconsistencies. Participants were 176 female and 171 male university students from Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden ranging in age from 19 to 32 years. Left-hand 2D:4D ratio was significantly lower in men than in women across all nationalities. Right-hand 2D:4D ratio differed only between Swedish males and females indicating that nationality might effectively moderate the sexual dimorphism of 2D:4D ratio. In none of the examined nationalities was a reliable relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation obtained. Thus, the assumption of nationality-related between-population differences does not seem to account for the inconsistent results on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER ROLE ATTITUDES AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

European Journal of Education Studies ◽

10.46827/ejes.v8i4.3698 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Alper Çuhadaroğlu

Keyword(s):

Gender Roles ◽

University Students ◽

Gender Role ◽

Epistemological Beliefs ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Gender Role Attitudes ◽

Study Group ◽

And Gender ◽

The Individual ◽

The Relationship

In this study, the relationships between university students and their perceptions of gender roles and epistemological beliefs were investigated. Gender roles are a phenomenon that are determined by culture, and begin to emerge at an early age, which may include some stereotypical behaviors along with a number of attitudes, duties and obligations that the individual is expected to perform as a woman or a man. Epistemological belief is seen as an individual feature of how knowing and learning take place. In this study, a mixed method was used. The quantitative study group consists of 517 students from both universities, while the qualitative study group consists of 85 people. Gender Role Attitudes Scale and Epistemological Beliefs Scale were used to collect quantitative data. In order to obtain qualitative data, participants were given a form consisting of open-ended questions. According to the analyses, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between the participants' epistemological beliefs and gender roles attitudes and, epistemological beliefs were a significant predictor of gender roles attitudes. The results obtained are discussed in line with the existing literature. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0798/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Moderating Effects of Gender-Role Stereotype on the Percetion of Time-Based Work-Family Conflict

The Korean Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology ◽

10.24230/ksiop.22.3.200908.373 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 373-397 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jaewon Ko ◽

Nam,KiDok

Keyword(s):

Gender Role ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Role Stereotype ◽

Gender Role Stereotype ◽

Work Family

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The Effects of Attitudes Toward Family Life and Gender Roles on Marital Satisfaction

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/019251393014002002 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 157-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

DIANE N. LYE ◽

TIMOTHY J. BIBLARZ

Keyword(s):

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Gender Roles ◽

Gender Role ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Family Life ◽

Men And Women ◽

Family Attitudes ◽

And Gender ◽

Using Data ◽

The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between the gender role and family attitudes of husbands and wives and five indicators of marital satisfaction. The authors argue that men and women who espouse nontraditional attitudes are likely to be less satisfied than their more traditional counterparts. An empirical analysis is presented using data from husbands and wives interviewed in the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households. Husbands and wives who hold nontraditional attitudes toward family life are less satisfied with their marriages, as are men and women whose attitudes diverge from their spouse's attitudes. The effects of attitudes did not vary according to the actual gender roles observed by the couple.

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