Perceived gender of a pastor's name and ratings of vocational success.
Undergraduate students (16 men and 16 women) from a Christian university read a 1-page description of a pastor named either "Carl Anderson" or "Carol Anderson." Students rated each named pastor on four items summed for a measure of vocational success. We predicted, based on role congruity, that students would rate a female-named pastor lower than a male-named pastor on the measure, but women's ratings of pastoral vocational success were significantly higher. Men's ratings did not differ significantly for the male- and female-named pastors. Power was low so further research is appropriate.
Degelman
Douglas
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Department of Psychology, Vanguard University of Southern California, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA. ddegelman@vanguard.edu
Smith
Amy J
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D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002977:Clergy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012737:Sex Factors