Does gender role socialization mediate sex differences in mental rotations?

被引：21

作者：

Saucier, DM ^{[1
]}

McCreary, DR

Saxberg, JKJ

机构：

[1] Univ Saskatchewan, Dept Psychol, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5, Canada

[2] Regina Hlth Dist, Clin Res & Dev Program, Regina, SK, Canada

[3] Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2002年 / 32卷 / 06期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

spatial ability; mental rotations; gender; sex differences; path analysis;

D O I：

10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00106-4

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Prior research has shown strong sex differences in spatial ability and some researchers have argued that gender role socialization (i.e. the degree to which men and women internalize gender-related personality traits or act in gender-typed ways) mediates this relationship. This study provides a direct examination of the extent to which trait and behavioural components of gender role socialization mediate sex differences in spatial ability. The results of two path analyses show that, while sex is a significant predictor of spatial ability, only agentic personality traits significantly mediated that relationship. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1101 / 1111

页数：11

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