Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
9
Number
1 & 2
Page Numbers
pages 36-42
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2003
Abstract
College students were surveyed to explore the relationship between eating disordered attitudes, gender role, and dating style. Specifically, two theories regarding gender role were examined: femininity theory and discrepancy theory. The premise of femininity theory was supported in that femininetyped individuals were more likely to report eating disordered behaviors. In addition, a new measure of dating attitudes was created to provide an assessment of nontraditional dating attitudes; surprisingly not only did those scoring high on eating disordered behaviors also score low on nontraditional dating attitudes, but so did both feminine and androgynous individuals. The results underscore the complexity of the issues and provide even greater impetus for more fine-tuned studies of gender orientation.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
7 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 9 no. 1 & 2 2003
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Schubert, Marybeth R. and Williams, Elizabeth Nutt
(2003)
"Synchrony and conflict: the relationships among eating disordered attitudes, gender role orientation, and dating styles,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 9:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol9/iss1/6
Department
Dept. of Psychology