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On the Content and Structure of the Gender Role Self-Concept

Including Gender-Stereotypical Behaviors in Addition to Traits

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ID12005409
AuthorsUrsula Athenstaedt (0000-0003-3142-5506, University of Graz, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume27
Issue4
Pages309-318
Publication date2003-11-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/1471-6402.00111
OpenAlexW2073642043
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited28

The present study introduces a conceptualization of gender role self-concept that implies not only the commonly measured socially desirable expressive and instrumental traits (F+ and M+) but also feminine and masculine behaviors (FBehav and MBehav), and socially undesirable gender traits (F- and M-). Three different models were tested using structural equation modeling. For both men and women, F+ and FBehav load together on one dimension whereas M+ and MBehav load on a second dimension. F- and M- are conceptualized as independent dimensions that are mainly related to the cross-gendered latent factor. With the exception of these similarities, the self-concepts of men and women differed in several important aspects that point to a different meaning of gender roles for the two sexes

Conceptualization · Content (measure theory · Developmental psychology · Dimension (graph theory · Gender identity · Gender role · Latent variable · Masculinity · Meaning (existential · Psychoanalysis · Self-concept · Structural equation modeling · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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Citations per year1,29
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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