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The Relationship between Gender Roles and Attitudes Among College Students Toward People with Mental Illness

Vincent, Amanda, Vincent
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7891-517X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524260060355647

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2018, Bachelor of Arts, Walsh University, Honors.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gender roles and attitudes toward people with mental illness. Two hundred forty-one participants (207 female, 34 male) took a survey made up of two existing measures. The Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) was used to measure the independent variable of gender role, as it categorized participants as masculine, feminine, androgynous, or undifferentiated. The Opinion about Mental Illness (OMI) scale was used to measure the dependent variable of attitude toward people with mental illnesses. This measure was made up of five subscales that evaluate different viewpoints of mental illness. In general, three of these subscales are considered to be more positive viewpoints, while the remaining two are considered more negative. It was hypothesized that masculine individuals would be associated with negative attitudes toward people with mental illnesses. It was also hypothesized that feminine individuals would be associated with positive attitudes toward people with mental illnesses. There was no significant difference in OMI scores across the BSRI categories, indicating that there is no relationship between gender roles and attitudes toward individuals with mental illnesses.
Laci Fiala (Advisor)
50 p.
Psychology; Sociology
gender roles; sex; Bem Sex Role Inventory; Opinions about Mental Illness; attitudes toward people with mental illness

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  • Vincent, Vincent, A. (2018). The Relationship between Gender Roles and Attitudes Among College Students Toward People with Mental Illness [Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524260060355647

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vincent, Vincent, Amanda. The Relationship between Gender Roles and Attitudes Among College Students Toward People with Mental Illness. 2018. Walsh University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524260060355647.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vincent, Vincent, Amanda. "The Relationship between Gender Roles and Attitudes Among College Students Toward People with Mental Illness." Undergraduate thesis, Walsh University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1524260060355647

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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