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Perceiving discrimination against one's gender group has different implications for well-being in women and men
Schmitt, Michael T. Branscombe, Nyla R. Kobrynowicz, Diane Owen, Susan
Schmitt, Michael T.
Branscombe, Nyla R.
Kobrynowicz, Diane
Owen, Susan
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Using structural equation modeling, the authors tested theoretical predictions concerning the effects of perceived discrimination against ones gender on psychological well-being in women and men. Results were highly supportive of the Rejection-Identification Model, with perceptions of discrimination harming psychological well-being among women but not among men. The results also support the Rejection-Identification Model's prediction that women partially cope with the negative well-being consequences of perceived discrimination by increasing identification with women as a group, In contrast, perceived discrimination was unrelated to group identification among men. The authors found no support for the hypothesis that perceptions of discrimination have self-protective properties among the disadvantaged. Results are consistent with the contention that the differential effects of perceived discrimination among women and men are due to differences in the groups' relative positions within the social structure.
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2002-02
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SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
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group members perceive, self-esteem, attributional ambiguity, affective consequences, group identification, African-Americans, social stigma, identity, depression, participation
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Schmitt, MT; Branscombe, NR; Kobrynowicz, D; Owen., S. Perceiving discrimination against one's gender group has different implications for well-being in women and men. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN. February 2002. 28(2):197-210.