TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - College Women's Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Leaper, Campbell
A1  - Arias, Diana M.
SP  - 475
EP  - 490
VL  - 64
IS  - 7-8
N2  - This study examined components of women's feminist identity and possible relations to their reported coping responses to sexism. A sample of 169 undergraduate women (M = 19.4 y, SD = 1.2) from diverse ethnic backgrounds completed surveys assessing their experiences and gender-related views. The first set of analyses revealed that women's social gender identity, exposure to feminism, and gender-egalitarian attitudes independently contributed to feminist identification; moreover, non-stereotyping of feminists further predicted feminist self-identification. A second set of analyses tested the relative contribution of feminist identity components to women's cognitive appraisals of coping responses to sexual harassment. Seeking social support was predicted by self-identification as a feminist (for White European American women only). Confronting was predicted by social gender identity, non-stereotyping of feminists, and public identification as a feminist. Findings highlight possible components of women's feminist identity and their possible impact on coping responses to sexism.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-011-9936-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -