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- Title
The Relationship of Sexism and Gender Ideology to Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.
- Authors
Torregrosa-Ruiz, Manuela; Molpeceres, Maria A.; Tomás, José M.
- Abstract
The process of adapting to a physical disability is complex and multi-dimensional, it is influenced by many variables that affect adequate life adjustment and psychological wellbeing. This study addresses the specific effects of sexism and gender stereotypes on self-esteem and self-concept in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The research design is cross-sectional and correlational. The sample comprises 127 persons, including 95 men and 32 women, with a long-term spinal injury. The results of the MANOVAs do not demonstrate statistically significant differences based on sex for the following variables: self-esteem, self-concept, traditional sexism and neosexism. The relationships among variables suggest that negative relationships exist between neosexism and family and emotional self-concept and self-esteem among men with SCI, though not among women with SCI. The discussion emphasizes the important tole of intervention programs that strengthen gender equality in order to reduce sexism.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; PERSONALITY; WELL-being; SPINAL cord injuries; SELF-esteem; SELF-perception
- Publication
Anales de Psicología, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 2, p225
- ISSN
0212-9728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/analesps.33.2.232371