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De Silva, Sandra Dilani.

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Gender differences in the activation of self-awareness.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Gender differences in the activation of self-awareness./
Author:	De Silva, Sandra Dilani.
Description:	102 p.
Notes:	Adviser: William Froming.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International65-05B.
Subject:	Psychology, Behavioral. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3134464
ISBN:	9780496816910

Gender differences in the activation of self-awareness.
De Silva, Sandra Dilani.

Gender differences in the activation of self-awareness. - 102 p.

Adviser: William Froming.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, 2004.

Self-awareness is a critical aspect of psychology as it enables internalized standards to influence and guide human behavior. Thus far, the role of gender in the activation of self-awareness has been minimally considered. The effectiveness of private self-awareness manipulations is often assumed across genders. However, the close examination of past studies in the literature review revealed that such manipulations lead to consistent behavioral change only in males. With the gender differences in the self literature stressing the more relational-interdependent nature of the female self-construal when compared to the more independent male self-construal, it was hypothesized that stimuli that lead to induction of self-awareness might be different for males and females. Objectives of the current studies were to develop manipulations that were effective in turning attention inward for both genders and to determine whether distinct independent and interdependent self-construals can be differentially accessed by such manipulations. Forty-six males and forty-seven females were run in Study 1, in which a self-awareness manipulation with an independent focus and a self-awareness manipulation with an interdependent focus were developed. Specifically, subjects sorted either independent or interdependent adjectives in a Q-sort focusing on their real and ideal selves. Results suggest that the independent manipulation was effective in turning attention inwards for both genders, while the interdependent manipulation showed effectiveness only for males. Results also suggest some ability to differentially access the independent and interdependent male self-construal depending on which self-awareness manipulation was employed. Twenty-three males and twenty-two females were run in Study 2, in which a self-awareness manipulation found in natural settings was developed. Specifically, subjects reflected on items placed on visible display in their bedrooms, as such items were hypothesized to be representations of the self. Results suggest this manipulation was effective in activating self-awareness for both genders and showed some ability to differentially activate independent and interdependent self-construals in males, but not in females. The hypotheses presented and tested in these studies are the first direct attempt to understand the root of gender differences that emerge in close analysis of self-awareness studies and further consideration would enhance our understanding of self-awareness.

ISBN: 9780496816910Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017677
Psychology, Behavioral.

Gender differences in the activation of self-awareness.
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