Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
17
Number
2
Page Numbers
pages 77-81
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2012
Abstract
Because research has identified that sex role orientation is flexible in response to environmental factors such as the peer group, the current study attempted to investigate whether sex-role orientation varies as a function of the peer group, operationalized by the type of institution (single-sex vs. co-educational) one attends. Using the Bern Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) as a measure of sexrole endorsement, researchers sampled male participants attending a small, single-sex, Mid-western liberal arts institution and male participants from a small, co-educational, Mid-western liberal arts institution. Sex-role orientations were differently distributed at the two institutions. Specifically, more masculine individuals were observed at the single-sex institution and more feminine individuals were observed at the co-educational institution. Implications and suggestions for future research will be discussed.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
5 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 17 no. 2 2012
Rights
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Recommended Citation
King, Daniel L. and Bost, Preston R.
(2012)
"Associations between the peer group and sex-role orientations among college-age men,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 17:
No.
2, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol17/iss2/12
Department
Dept. of Psychology