Perceived experiences with sexism among adolescent girls.
This study investigated predictors of adolescent girls' experiences with sexism and feminism. Girls (N = 600; M = 15.1 years, range = 12-18), of varied socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, completed surveys of personal experiences with sexual harassment, academic sexism (regarding science, math, and computer technology), and athletics. Most girls reported sexual harassment (90%), academic sexism (52%), and athletic sexism (76%) at least once, with likelihood increasing with age. Socialization influences and individual factors, however, influenced likelihood of all three forms of sexism. Specifically, learning about feminism and gender-conformity pressures were linked to higher perceptions of sexism. Furthermore, girls' social gender identity (i.e., perceived gender typicality and gender-role contentedness) and gender-egalitarian attitudes were related to perceived sexism.
Leaper
Campbell
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Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. cam@ucsc.edu
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Christia Spears
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D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D001290:Attitude; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D005783:Gender Identity; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010379:Peer Group; D011287:Prejudice; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012925:Social Conformity; D012945:Social Values; D012951:Socialization; D013177:Sports; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*