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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 8/2009

01-09-2009 | Empirical Research

Predictors of Level of Voice in Adolescent Girls: Ethnicity, Attachment, and Gender Role Socialization

Auteur: Sally A. Theran

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 8/2009

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Abstract

The current study empirically examined predictors of level of voice (ethnicity, attachment, and gender role socialization) in a diverse sample of 108 14-year-old girls. Structural equation modeling results indicated that parental attachment predicted level of voice with authority figures, and gender role socialization predicted level of voice with authority figures and peers. Both masculinity and femininity were salient for higher levels of voice with authority figures whereas higher scores on masculinity contributed to higher levels of voice with peers. These findings suggest that, contrary to previous theoretical work, femininity itself is not a risk factor for low levels of voice. In addition, African-American girls had higher levels of voice with teachers and classmates than did Caucasian girls, and girls who were in a school with a greater concentration of ethnic minorities had higher levels of voice with peers than did girls at a school with fewer minority students.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Predictors of Level of Voice in Adolescent Girls: Ethnicity, Attachment, and Gender Role Socialization
Auteur
Sally A. Theran
Publicatiedatum
01-09-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-008-9340-5

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