Sex-Role Androgyny and Patterns of Causal Attribution for Academic Achievement.

Brewer, Marilynn B.; Blum, Myrtle W.

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Publication Date: 1979-Dec

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Sex-Role Androgyny and Patterns of Causal Attribution for Academic Achievement.

Brewer, Marilynn B.; Blum, Myrtle W.

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v5 n6 p783-96 Dec 1979

To test the role of psychological factors in the underrepresentation of women in mathematics and related fields, a two-wave panel survey was conducted among 132 university freshmen. Results confirmed the predicted causal relationship between sex role identification and feelings of control over math and science achievement among females. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Androgyny, College Freshmen, Females, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Males, Mathematics, Sciences, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Bem Sex Role Inventory

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