Egalitarian yet Unequal? Gender Stereotyping in Romantic Relationships
| dc.contributor.author | Cyr, Emily | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-31T17:07:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-31T17:07:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08-31 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018-08-22 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In three studies (Ns = 225, 182, 378), heterosexual participants reported their career / family priorities, plus those of their romantic partner, in 10-15 years. Predictions for romantic partners’ career / family goals were more gender-traditional than self-reports, indicating an over-reliance on gender stereotypes when perceiving partners. This pattern was stronger amongst those espousing gender-traditionalism in their romantic relationship. In dyadic Study 3, self-reports and partner perceptions were directly compared (e.g., his perception of her goals versus her self-reported goals), revealing broadly accurate predictions about partners, as well as assumed similarity. Preliminary results may indicate higher accuracy amongst gender-traditionalists than those endorsing egalitarianism. Romantic partners play a key role in supporting or hindering each other’s goal achievement (Kvitkovičová, Umemura, & Macek, 2017), with individuals in relationships with goal-supportive partners experiencing greater relationship and life satisfaction (Overall, Fletcher, & Simpson, 2010). Accurate detection of goals is a prerequisite to appropriate deployment of support, so reliable monitoring of partner goals is an essential element in strong relationships. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/13693 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.pending | false | |
| dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
| dc.subject | gender | en |
| dc.subject | close relationships | en |
| dc.subject | stereotypes | en |
| dc.subject | accuracy | en |
| dc.title | Egalitarian yet Unequal? Gender Stereotyping in Romantic Relationships | en |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
| uws-etd.degree | Master of Arts | en |
| uws-etd.degree.department | Psychology | en |
| uws-etd.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
| uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
| uws.contributor.advisor | Bergsieker, Hilary | |
| uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Arts | en |
| uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
| uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
| uws.published.country | Canada | en |
| uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
| uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |
| uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |