Measuring Change in Sex-Role Self Perceptions
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Authors
Huffman, Betty J.
Issue Date
1980-05
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Teachers--Training of , Sex role
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Abstract
The Problem. The problem of this study was to
determine the changes in participants' sex-role self perceptions following their participation in the interpersonal and male/female component of the human relations training model in Drake University's Teacher Education Program. The research was designed to investigate the
effectiveness of the program in changing student's self perceptions toward androgyny.
Procedure. Experimental and control samples were
identified and administered the Bem Sex-Role Inventory in a pretest, posttest, and posttest-2 sequence. The experimental group experienced the training model. The control sample did not. Raw scores were converted to t-scores for each subject. A mean difference change score was computed for both samples representing the difference between pretest and posttest-l and between pretest and posttest-2. One-tailed t-tests for independent samples were calculated for a Difference Between Mean Change Scores and were considered significant at the .05 level of probability (p< .05).
Findings. The study found no significant difference as measured by the B.S.R.I. between the mean change in sex-role self perceptions of the group participating in the human relations component and the mean change in sex-role self perceptions of the group not participating. This was also true for males and females when considered separately in both situations.
Conclusions. Possible conclusions to be drawn from
the study are: 1) A two week model may not have
an impact sufficient to offset years of socialization. 2) Changes may occur at developmental levels different from androgyny and thus may not be measurable by the B.S.R.I.; 3) Enough students may have been androgynous to begin with so that the stability of their personalities contributed to the results of "no difference".
Recommendations. Continued experimentation with
methodologies for enhancing androgynous potential is needed. Further research lS needed to determine methods of evaluation appropriate to different developmental levels so that change can be measured more accurately. Continued research is needed specifically on ways to affect change in the sex-role perceptions of late adolescence e.g., college students.
Description
v, 80 leaves. Advisor: George S. Lair
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Publisher
Drake University