Sex Differences in Self-Assessed, Everyday Spatial Abilities: Differential Practice or Self-Esteem?

1984 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia W. Lunneborg
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Spatial Abilities ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Spatial Performance ◽  
Male College ◽  
Same Gender ◽  
Male College Students

358 female and 203 male college students compared themselves to others of the same gender and age on 10 everyday spatial abilities, also indicating for each ability the time spent per week in practice. Men's higher ratings for eight abilities were accompanied by greater practice on four. This finding, given equally strong correlations within each sex between rated ability and practice, lends more support to a hypothesis of differential practice between the sexes than differential self-esteem to account for sex differences in spatial performance.

Sex Differences in Self-Assessed, Everyday Spatial Abilities

1982 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia W. Lunneborg
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Spatial Abilities ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Spatial Performance ◽  
Male College ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Critical Social

397 female and 383 male college students assessed themselves on six everyday spatial abilities relative to others of the same gender and age. Males consistently judged themselves to have significantly greater spatial ability than females. Differential participation in sports is tentatively suggested as a critical social influence affecting not only putative spatial performance but even within-gender self-assessments of commonplace activities using spatial ability.

Family support, self-esteem, and perceived racial discrimination among Asian American male college students.

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 453-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meifen Wei ◽  
Christine Jean Yeh ◽  
Ruth Chu-Lien Chao ◽  
Stephanie Carrera ◽  
Jenny C. Su
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Male College ◽  
Perceived Racial Discrimination ◽  
Male College Students

Sex Differences in Occupational Performance Expectations

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith S. Bridges
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male College ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
Male College Students

This study is an investigation of the effects of occupational sex-dominance on sex differences in occupational performance expectations. Female and male college students indicated their expectations for their own performance— self expectations—and that of either a “typical” male, female, or male and female person— comparison person expectations—for six occupations varying according to perceived sex-dominance. Additionally, the performance expectations were reported under anticipated private or public conditions. Results indicated that in contrast to males, females reported lower expectations for themselves alone and lower expectations for themselves in comparison to another person for male-dominated occupations. However, unlike males, females reported higher expectations for themselves and for themselves in comparison to others for female-dominated fields. Occupational sex dominance appeared to influence females' performance expectations, while males' expectations were similar across fields varying in sex-dominance. Neither the sex of the comparison person nor the anticipated privacy of the expectations were found to be related to the sex differences in performance expectations.

scholarly journals Low self-esteem and positive beliefs about smoking: A destructive combination for male college students

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willie J. Hale ◽  
Jessica K. Perrotte ◽  
Michael R. Baumann ◽  
Raymond T. Garza
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Male College ◽  
Male College Students

Sex Differences in Given Name Preferences

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Joubert
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Male College ◽  
Male College Students

When asked to list preferences for boys' and girls' names, 92 male college students were more likely than were 222 females to select common or dated names but less likely to opt for unusual or currently popular names. Other sex differences in naming preferences were discussed.

A Characterization of Self-Injurious Behavior among Turkish Adolescents

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesile Oktan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Male College ◽  
Healing Of Wounds ◽  
Male College Students

The primary objective of the present research is to characterize the frequencies of self-injurious behaviors among Turkish adolescents and whether these vary by sex. The sample comprised 371 female and 309 male college students, randomly selected and studying in different colleges in Trabzon (Turkey). The Personal Information Form and the Inventory of Statements About Self-injury were administered. The most pervasive types of self-injurious behaviors reported were “preventing the healing of wounds (peeling the scabs),” “hitting oneself on a tough surface or self-hitting,” and “scratching letters, texts, shapes on skin.” Sex differences in self-injurious behaviors were observed.

scholarly journals Physical Activity Enhances Self-Esteem of Male College Students; a Randomized Controlled Trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Kavosi ◽  
Masoumeh Saadati ◽  
Ali Movahedi ◽  
Majid Farahnia ◽  
Gholamreza Mohammadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Male College ◽  
Male College Students
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