title: Self-reinforcement, gender-role, and sex of participant in prediction of life satisfaction.
abstract: There have been conflicting results regarding sex differences and gender role in predicting life satisfaction and no research assessing the relationship between life satisfaction and self-reinforcement. These relationships were evaluated by administering to 182 undergraduates the Bem Sex Role Inventory, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Frequency of Self-reinforcement Questionnaire. A regression analysis showed significant effects for self-reinforcement and gender role in the prediction of life satisfaction. No main effect was found for sex of participant and there were no significant interactions. Scores on measures of self-reinforcement and life satisfaction were moderately correlated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Seybolt
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology