title: College Women's Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism.
abstract: This study examined components of women's feminist identity and possible relations to their reported coping responses to sexism. A sample of 169 undergraduate women (M = 19.4 y, SD = 1.2) from diverse ethnic backgrounds completed surveys assessing their experiences and gender-related views. The first set of analyses revealed that women's social gender identity, exposure to feminism, and gender-egalitarian attitudes independently contributed to feminist identification; moreover, non-stereotyping of feminists further predicted feminist self-identification. A second set of analyses tested the relative contribution of feminist identity components to women's cognitive appraisals of coping responses to sexual harassment. Seeking social support was predicted by self-identification as a feminist (for White European American women only). Confronting was predicted by social gender identity, non-stereotyping of feminists, and public identification as a feminist. Findings highlight possible components of women's feminist identity and their possible impact on coping responses to sexism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Room 277 Social Sciences II, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077 USA.
authors.forename: Campbell
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leaper
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Arias