Gender Typicality, Pressure to Conform to Gender Norms, and Body Esteem in 6- to 9-Year-Old Girls

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly-Journal of Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1353/mpq.2022.0007

Sarah Savoy, F. Faragó, N. Khaleghi, Emily A. Sanchez, Abigail DeGuenther, Jasmine N. Thompson

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Abstract:According to Egan and Perry's (2001) multidimensional model of gender identity, gender typicality should be positively related to, and feeling pressure to conform to gender norms should be negatively related to, well-being. In a cross-sectional study of 6- to 11-year-old girls (N = 120), measures of gender typicality (i.e., gender similarity), parental and peer pressure to conform to gender norms, and body image were administered. Girls who perceived greater similarity to girls had higher body esteem, but this association was only significant for girls with low pressure from peers. Girls who perceived greater similarity to boys selected thinner disliked body sizes, but this association was only significant for girls with low pressure from parents. Results support the use of the multidimensional model of gender identity for understanding body image among girls. Protective effects of similarity to boys and girls may be contingent upon whether peer and family contexts foster rigid gender typing.

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6至9岁女孩的性别典型性、遵守性别规范的压力和身体自尊

摘要:根据Egan和Perry(2001)的性别认同多维模型，性别典型性与幸福感呈正相关，而遵从性别规范的压力与幸福感呈负相关。在一项针对6- 11岁女孩(N = 120)的横断面研究中，研究人员对性别典型(即性别相似性)、父母和同伴对符合性别规范的压力以及身体形象进行了测量。那些认为自己与其他女孩更相似的女孩对自己的身体更有自尊，但这种联系只对来自同伴的压力较小的女孩有意义。认为与男孩相似的女孩会选择更瘦的体型，但这种联系只对来自父母压力较小的女孩有意义。结果支持使用性别认同的多维模型来理解女孩的身体形象。与男孩和女孩相似的保护作用可能取决于同伴和家庭环境是否助长了严格的性别分类。

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