Investigating the effects of sex-typing and sex-role stereotypes on user experience in the context of fintech services

In Study 1, the behavior of teachers in introducing sex-typed and nonsex-typed toys in the classroom was observed in nine preschool classes. Results indicated that teachers called on more boys to demonstrate a “masculine” toy than girls, p < .01. No significant differences were found in the mean number of boys and girls called on to demonstrate “neutral” or “feminine” toys. However, teachers were more variable in demonstrating the sex-typed feminine toys than the nonstereotyped toy, p < .05. In a second study, two sets of toys, each including five dolls and five trucks, were introduced using stereotyped and nonstereotyped introductions to two classes of 3- and 4-year-old children. No significant sex differences in toy choices were found following the nonstereotyped introductions. Following the stereotyped introductions, the children's toy choices were consistent with sex-role stereotypes. These results are consistent with laboratory studies suggesting that bias in the introduction of toys by adults may contribute to the sex-typing of specific activities.

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Sex-Role Stereotypes and Public Assistance

Social Service Review ◽

10.1086/643705 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 53 (1) ◽

pp. 106-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Phyllis J. Day

Keyword(s):

Sex Role ◽

Public Assistance ◽

Sex Role Stereotypes

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Preferences for Rape Reduction Strategies

Psychology of Women Quarterly ◽

10.1111/j.1471-6402.1983.tb00845.x ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 301-312 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Judith E. Krulewitz ◽

Arnold S. Kahn

Keyword(s):

Sex Role ◽

Aggressive Treatment ◽

Perceived Effectiveness ◽

Sex Role Stereotypes ◽

Passive Behavior ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

Subject Variables ◽

Action Strategies ◽

Strategy Variables ◽

Feminist Attitudes

The present study examined the effects of two subject variables (sex of subject and feminist attitudes) and two strategy variables (strategy aggressiveness and locus of responsibility for change) on the perceived effectiveness and desirability of four rape reduction strategies. Fifty-three females and 36 males served as subjects in a 24 factorial design. Although women rated all strategies as more effective and desirable than did men, attitude toward sex roles was a more pervasive determinants of patterns of perceived effectiveness and desirability than was subject sex. Generally, aggressive strategies were rated as more effective than nonaggressive strategies, and strategies placing the locus of responsibility for change on women were considered more effective than strategies requiring men and society to take action. Strategies that were consistent with sex-role stereotypes (women avoiding rape by passive behavior and men and society fighting rape by aggressive treatment of rapists) were seen as more effective than nonstereotypic strategies. Profeminists found the nonstereotypic strategies to be more desirable, however, and they also rated as relatively more desirable those strategies that placed responsibility for change on men and society. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of sex-role attitudes rather than subject sex differences in reducing rape.

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Effects of Sex-Role Stereotypes and Androgynous Alternatives on Mental Health Judgments of Psychotherapists

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1984.54.2.475 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 475-481 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Elizabeth V. Swenson ◽

Ruth Ragucci

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Sex Role ◽

Healthy Person ◽

Inventory Analysis ◽

Bem Sex Role Inventory ◽

Sex Role Stereotyping ◽

Sex Role Stereotypes ◽

The Relationship

Research and theoretical notions on the relationship between mental health and androgyny have yielded contradictory statements. In the present study 42 practicing psychotherapists were asked to rate the mentally healthy person (sex unspecified), man, and woman on the Bem Sex-role Inventory. Analysis showed that masculine was the preferred category for the person, with androgynous more often used to describe the man and undifferentiated, the woman. Male and female ratees differed significantly in masculinity and femininity in the expected direction with the person midway between. Sex-role stereotyping remains prevalent among mental health professionals.

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Emotional experience in individual and cooperative traditional games. A gender perspective.

Anales de Psicología ◽

10.6018/analesps.33.3.260811 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 538 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Pere Lavega ◽

Unai Sáez-de-Ocáriz ◽

Francisco Lagardera ◽

Jaume March-Llanes ◽

Nuria Puig

Keyword(s):

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Action Theory ◽

Sex Role ◽

Emotional Experience ◽

Well Being ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Motor Action ◽

Sex Role Stereotypes ◽

And Gender

This study explored the effect of gender (GE) and group gender composition (GGEC) on men’s and women’s experiences of emotions when taking part in different games. To formulate our hypotheses we used a theoretical framework formed by the theories of Lazarus and Bisquerra on the construct of emotional competence and well-being and their relationship with gender stereotypes, Parlebas’s motor action theory and previous results of empirical research related to games, emotions and gender relations. The participants (218 university students, Mage = 20.3, sd = 2.73) completed twelve sessions of individual games (IG) and cooperative games (CG). The results showed that GE and GGEC were predictors of the experience of positive emotions and that males were more likely to experience negative emotions in both games. The findings highlight gender differences and could help physical education teachers to avoid activities that reinforce the hierarchies and inequalities associated with gender and sex role stereotypes.

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