Faculty Articles
The intrapsychics of gender: A model of self-socialization
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Psychological Review
ISSN
0033-295X
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Abstract
This article outlines a model of the structure and the dynamics of gender cognition in childhood. The model incorporates 3 hypotheses featured in different contemporary theories of childhood gender cognition and unites them under a single theoretical framework. Adapted from Greenwald et al. (2002), the model distinguishes three constructs: gender identity, gender stereotypes, and attribute self-perceptions. The model specifies 3 causal processes among the constructs: Gender identity and stereotypes interactively influence attribute self-perceptions (stereotype emulation hypothesis); gender identity and attribute self-perceptions interactively influence gender stereotypes (stereotype construction hypothesis); and gender stereotypes and attribute self-perceptions interactively influence identity (identity construction hypothesis). The model resolves nagging ambiguities in terminology, organizes diverse hypotheses and empirical findings under a unifying conceptual umbrella, and stimulates many new research directions.
DOI
10.1037/a0018936.
Volume
117
First Page
601
Last Page
622
NSUWorks Citation
Tobin, D.,
Menon, M.,
Menon, M.,
Spatta, B.,
Hodges, E.,
Perry, D.
(2010). The intrapsychics of gender: A model of self-socialization. Psychological Review, 117, 601-622.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1142
