Exploring Dual Gender Typicality among Young Adults in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Andrews, Naomi C. Z.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Cook, Rachel E.; Field, Ryan D.; England, Dawn E.
Titel	Exploring Dual Gender Typicality among Young Adults in the United States
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (2019) 4, S.314-321 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Andrews, Naomi C. Z.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025418811125
Schlagwörter	Identification (Psychology); Sexuality; Gender Issues; Gender Bias; Interpersonal Relationship; Friendship; Self Esteem; Self Efficacy; Anxiety; Masculinity; Undergraduate Students; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualität; Geschlechterfrage; Geschlechterstereotyp; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Freundschaft; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Angst; Männlichkeit
Abstract	The goal of the current study was to better understand the development of gender typicality in young adulthood by applying the dual-identity approach to gender typicality, previously developed with children, to a university sample. Participants (n = 215, M[subscript age] = 20.20 years; 62% female) were asked to rate their perceived similarity to both own- and other-gender peers. They also completed questionnaires assessing sexist attitudes, internalized sexualization (females), adherence to male-typed behaviors in the context of interpersonal relationships (males; adherence to physical toughness and restrictive emotional expressivity), gender-based relationship efficacy, friendships, self-esteem, social self-efficacy, and social anxiety. Results indicated that self-perceived gender typicality involves comparisons to both gender groups, and that meaningful typologies can be created based on similarity to own- and other-gender groups. As with children, results indicated that identifying with one's own gender was advantageous in terms of low social anxiety and relationships with own-gender peers. For adults who identified with both own- and other-gender peers, we identified additional social benefits (i.e., efficacy and friendships with other-gender peers). Further, we identified a downside to own-gender typicality: individuals who identified only with their own gender had more sexist attitudes than those who identified with the other gender. Findings support the viability of the dual-identity approach in young adults, and have implications for researchers assessing gender typicality across development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01