Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios

Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tanner, Meagan C.
Language:English
Published: Wittenberg University Honors Theses / OhioLINK 2019
Subjects:
Psychology
Gender
Gender Studies
Womens Studies
Ambivalent Sexism Theory
hostile sexism
benevolent sexism
Big Five personality traits
Open-Mindedness
Agreeableness
paternalism
empathy
empathic concern
real-world scenarios
Interpersonal Reactivity Index
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1617726203849271
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wuhonors16177262038492712021-08-03T07:17:00Z Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios Tanner, Meagan C. Psychology Gender Gender Studies Womens Studies Ambivalent Sexism Theory hostile sexism benevolent sexism Big Five personality traits Open-Mindedness Agreeableness paternalism empathy empathic concern real-world scenarios Interpersonal Reactivity Index The Ambivalent Sexism Theory consists of two subdimensions of sexism—hostile sexism and benevolent sexism. Hostile sexism comprises of openly negative attitudes towards women, while benevolent sexism endorses the continuation of traditional paternalistic attitudes towards women. Previous research in the field has found significant associations between both hostilely and benevolently sexist attitudes and the Big Five personality traits of Open-Mindedness and Agreeableness as well as the personality traits of other-oriented empathy. Previous research has also found significant associations between Open-Mindedness, Agreeableness, and empathy and the interpretation of hostile sexism in real-world. The aim of this study was to determine the existence of associations between the aforementioned personality traits and the interpretation of benevolent sexism in real-world scenarios. Participants completed an anonymous online survey that assessed their endorsement of Open-Mindedness and Agreeableness personality traits, their endorsement of empathy, and their interpretation of benevolent sexism in ambiguous scenarios. The scenarios were presented in a series of vignettes created specifically for this study. This study found significant positive associations between Open-Mindedness and the interpretation of benevolent sexism. There were no significant associations between Agreeableness and the interpretation of benevolent sexism or other-oriented empathy and the interpretation of benevolent sexism. However, findings may be limited due to low power as a result of small sample size. 2019 English text Wittenberg University Honors Theses / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1617726203849271 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1617726203849271 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Psychology
Gender
Gender Studies
Womens Studies
Ambivalent Sexism Theory
hostile sexism
benevolent sexism
Big Five personality traits
Open-Mindedness
Agreeableness
paternalism
empathy
empathic concern
real-world scenarios
Interpersonal Reactivity Index
spellingShingle Psychology
Gender
Gender Studies
Womens Studies
Ambivalent Sexism Theory
hostile sexism
benevolent sexism
Big Five personality traits
Open-Mindedness
Agreeableness
paternalism
empathy
empathic concern
real-world scenarios
Interpersonal Reactivity Index
Tanner, Meagan C.
Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios
author Tanner, Meagan C.
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title Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios
title_short Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios
title_full Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios
title_fullStr Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios
title_full_unstemmed Was That Sexist?: Open-Mindedness Predicts Interpretation of Benevolent Sexism in Ambiguous Scenarios
title_sort was that sexist?: open-mindedness predicts interpretation of benevolent sexism in ambiguous scenarios
publisher Wittenberg University Honors Theses / OhioLINK
publishDate 2019
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wuhonors1617726203849271
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