scholarly journals Help-Seeking Among Undergraduate Men and Women in Engineering

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Wolfe ◽  
Jaime Fawcett ◽  
Beth Powell
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women In Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Men

scholarly journals Trust your Abilities More than the Stereotype: Effect of Gender-stereotype Threat and Task Difficulty on Word Production, Clustering, and Switching in Letter Fluency

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wulandari Wulandari ◽  
Donny Hendrawan
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Gender Stereotype ◽  
Cognitive Tasks ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Undergraduate Men ◽  
And Task

Gender-stereotype threat consistently accounts for underperformance phenomena experienced by women on male-stereotyped cognitive tasks. However, only a few studies have examined how the threat is affecting performance on female-stereotyped cognitive tasks, such as letter fluency. The present study examined whether variations in the cues to activate stereotype threat and the level of task difficulty would affect the letter fluency performance of undergraduate men and women (<em>n</em> = 168) and the underlying cognitive processes of this performance (i.e., switching, clustering). The results indicated participants held beliefs about women&rsquo;s superiority in this task. However, threat-activation cues did not affect production of correct words, errors, clustering, or switching in men and women. Task difficulty affected the number of correct words, yet it did not interact with the stereotype threat-activation cues. Finally, participants&rsquo; actual performance was related to their self-rating perception about their ability instead of the stereotyping they perceived. The effect of self-efficacy, educational level, and individuals&rsquo; susceptibilities should be taken into account when studying the effects of stereotype threat.

Help Seeking and Help Receiving for Emotional Distress Among Latino Men and Women

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1558-1572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Zack Ishikawa ◽  
Esteban V. Cardemil ◽  
Rachel Joffe Falmagne
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Prevalence of sexual problems and related help-seeking behaviors among mature adults in Brazil: data from the global study of sexual attitudes and behaviors

2005 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edson Duarte Moreira Junior ◽  
Dale Glasser ◽  
Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Clive Gingell
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Sexual Problem ◽  
Sexual Problems ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Relatively little is known about the usual frequency of sexual activity and how older individuals cope with sexual problems. The objective was to study sexual activity, prevalence of sexual problems and related help-seeking behaviors among middle-aged and older men and women in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Population survey, by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. METHODS: Interviews were held with 1,199 Brazilians aged 40-80 years (471 men and 728 women). The standardized questionnaire investigated demographics, general health, sexual behavior, attitudes and beliefs. RESULTS: Overall, 92.6% of men and 58.3% of women had had sexual intercourse during the preceding year. More than half of the men and women had done so more than once a week. Early ejaculation (30.3%) was the commonest male sexual problem, followed by inability to reach orgasm (14.0%), erectile difficulties (13.1%) and lack of sexual interest (11.2%). For women, the commonest sexual problems were lubrication difficulties (23.4%) and lack of sexual interest (22.7%). Depression was a significant correlate of sexual problems, for men and women. More women than men had sought help for sexual problem(s) from a healthcare professional. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of encouraging greater use of available healthcare services, including consultation with a medical doctor regarding sexual health. This should not only enable men and women to maintain satisfactory sexual function well into their later years, but may also result in overall improvement in the quality of healthcare.

scholarly journals “I don’t want to grow up, I’m a [Gen X, Y, Me] kid”

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Smith ◽  
Lindsay P. Bodell ◽  
Jill Holm-Denoma ◽  
Thomas Joiner ◽  
Kathryn Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
The United States ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Time Study ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Maturity Fears ◽  
Undergraduate Men

The current studies examined the hypothesis that maturity fears are increasing among undergraduate men and women from the United States over time. Study 1 used a time-lag method to assess generational effects of maturity fears among a large sample ( n = 3291) of undergraduate men and women assessed in 1982, 1992, 2002, and 2012. Results revealed that both men and women reported significantly higher rates of maturity fears across time. Study 2 replicated these findings, and used a more restricted time frame to more closely examine the rate of change. Undergraduate women ( n = 673) were assessed in 2001, 2003, 2009, and 2012. Maturity fears were again found to increase from 2001 to 2012. Recent cohorts of emerging adults seem more reluctant to mature than previous cohorts. Many contributing factors may be at play, including challenging economic times, social pressures to remain youthful, and/or internal fears of assuming increased responsibility.

scholarly journals Gender-Atypical Mental Illness as Male Gender Threat

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth S. Michniewicz ◽  
Jennifer K. Bosson ◽  
Joshua G. Lenes ◽  
Jason I. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Disorders ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Typicality ◽  
Clinical Interventions ◽  
Participant Gender ◽  
Gender Status

The present study examined whether men view gender-atypical (i.e., feminine) psychological disorders as threats to their gender status. Men and women ( N = 355) rated their expectations of gender status loss, feelings of distress, and help-seeking intentions in response to 10 different stereotypically masculine and feminine psychological disorders. Men as compared to women expected greater gender status loss for, and reported more distress to, gender-atypical versus gender-typical disorders. Expectations of gender status loss partially mediated the link between participant gender and distress at the thought of gender-atypical disorders. These findings suggest that feminine disorders pose more powerful gender status threats for men than masculine disorders do and that men’s expectations of gender status loss for feminine disorders drive their negative reactions to these mental illnesses. The discussion emphasizes the importance of considering the gender-typicality of disorders, and the implications of these findings for clinical interventions.

Bulimic symptoms in undergraduate men and women: Contributions of mindfulness and thought suppression

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason M. Lavender ◽  
Bianca F. Jardin ◽  
Drew A. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Bulimic Symptoms ◽  
Undergraduate Men

scholarly journals The Effect of Gender on Attributions for Women’s Anxiety and Doubt in a Science Narrative

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gili Freedman ◽  
Melanie C. Green ◽  
Mary Flanagan ◽  
Kaitlin Fitzgerald ◽  
Geoff Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Women In Stem ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Undergraduate Men

Although the effect of biases and stereotype threat on women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is well documented, less is known about how men and women attribute an undergraduate woman’s anxieties in a STEM class. We examined how undergraduate men and women perceive a woman facing emotional struggles in a physics class (Study 1, N = 309; Study 2, N = 271) and having her contributions ignored in an environmental science class (Study 3, N = 344) in three studies and an internal meta-analysis. Across the studies and meta-analysis, we found gender differences in reactions to the stories. Men were less likely than women to attribute the student’s anxiety to bias-related factors, such as awareness of stereotypes or instructor treatment, and more likely than women to attribute the anxiety to the student’s lack of preparation. Women were more likely to view the narratives as reflecting real-life experiences of women in STEM. The results indicate a lack of awareness, on the part of undergraduate men, of the difficulties faced by women in STEM classes. Based on the current findings, educators and researchers should consider the role that gender plays in how women’s emotional responses in STEM contexts are interpreted. Additional online materials for this article are available on PWQ’s website at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/0361684318754528

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