title: The response of women to gender stereotyping during a health interview.
abstract: Gender-stereotypical responses and critical health information were examined in this posttest-only experiment. Thirty-eight university women students and staff were randomly assigned to a gender-stereotyped or a nonstereotyped health interview. Gender-biased cues were embedded in three of the five questions in the gender-stereotyped interview. Women in the gender-stereotyped interview responded with significantly more gender-stereotypical responses. However, no subjects felt affected by the gender-biased cues. Findings suggest that women affirm gender-biased questions asked in health interviews.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, School of Nursing, Storrs 06269-2026, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bohusz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Munn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D013240:Stereotyping