Adolescent Gender-Role Identity and Mental Health: Gender Intensification Revisited
Adolescent Gender-Role Identity and Mental Health: Gender Intensification Revisited
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01349.x
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Hyde, Janet Shibley
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作者：
Priess, Heather A.;Lindberg, Sara M.;Hyde, Janet Shibley
性别强化是青少年遵守文化认可的性别角色的更大压力，已被认为是抑郁症中出现性别差异的原因。这项纵向研究评估了410人是否在青春期期间在性别角色认同方面变得更加刻板印象，以及这些模式是否预示着抑郁症状。在11岁、13岁和15岁时，女孩报告的女性气质比男孩高，但女孩和男孩在男性气质上没有区别。与主流观点相反，没有证据表明女性气质或男性气质有所增强。女孩和男孩的男性气概的积极轨迹都预示着抑郁症状的减少，特别是在中等压力水平时。研究结果表明，有必要以当代青春期的特点重新定义性别密集化的概念。
Gender intensification, an increased pressure for adolescents to conform to culturally sanctioned gender roles, has been posited as an explanation for the emergence of the gender difference in depression. This longitudinal study assessed whether 410 individuals became more stereotypical in their gender-role identity across adolescence and whether such patterns predicted depressive symptoms. Girls reported higher femininity than boys at ages 11, 13, and 15, but girls and boys did not differ in masculinity. Contrary to prevailing views, there was not evidence of intensification in femininity or masculinity. Positive trajectories in masculinity for both girls and boys predicted fewer depressive symptoms, particularly at moderate levels of stress. Findings suggest a need to reconceptualize gender intensification in ways that characterize contemporary adolescence.