NDLI: Predictors and Consequences of Gender Typicality: The Mediating Role of Communality

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	DiDonato, Matthew D. Berenbaum, Sheri A.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Considerable work has shown the benefits for psychological health of being gender typed (i.e., perceiving oneself in ways that are consistent with one’s sex). Nevertheless, little is known about the reasons for the link. In two studies of young adults (total N = 673), we studied (1) the ways in which gender typing is predicted from gender-related interests and personal qualities, and (2) links between gender typing and adjustment (self-esteem and negative emotionality). In the first study, gender typicality was positively predicted by a variety of gender-related characteristics and by communal traits, a female-typed characteristic; gender typicality was also positively associated with adjustment. To clarify the role of communality in predicting gender typicality and its link with adjustment, we conducted a follow-up study examining both gender typicality and “university typicality.” Gender typicality was again predicted by gender-related characteristics and communality, and associated with adjustment. Further, university typicality was also predicted by communality and associated with adjustment. Mediation analyses showed that feelings of communality were partly responsible for the links between gender/university typicality and adjustment. Thus, the psychological benefits suggested to accrue from gender typicality may not be specific to gender, but rather may reflect the benefits of normativity in general. These findings were discussed in relation to the broader literature on the relation between identity and adjustment.
Starting Page	429
Ending Page	436
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00040002
Journal	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15732800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2012-05-05
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Gender typicality Adjustment Social connectedness Communality Gender typing Sexual Behavior Public Health Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Arts and Humanities Psychology

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