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Adrienne B Hancock - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the role of self and listener perceptions of Femininity in voice therapy
International Journal of Transgenderism, 2010Co-Authors: Kelly Owen, Adrienne B HancockAbstract:Voice therapy, especially during male-to-female transition, typically targets acoustic measures of voice. Self-perception of Femininity may be a valuable measure to incorporate into clinical protocols and empirical investigations of treatment efficacy. Speech samples of 20 male-to-female transgender and 10 cisgender speakers were rated by speakers and 25 listeners. Mean fundamental frequency (Fo) and semitone range, but not perturbations, of the speaker's voice were strongly related to speaker- and listener-rated Femininity. Listener-rated Femininity strongly correlated with speaker's self-rated Femininity. Results of this study provide guidance and methodology for incorporating the speaker's self-perceptions of overall and vocal Femininity into voice therapy.
Deborah L Tolma - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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that s just how it is a gendered analysis of masculinity and Femininity ideologies in adolescent girls and boys heterosexual relationships
Journal of Adolescent Research, 2016Co-Authors: Deborah L Tolma, Ia R Davis, Christi P OwmaAbstract:In this mixed-methods study, we adopted a feminist theoretical lens in conceptualizing gender as hierarchical and complementary ideologies—Femininity and masculinity—that are fundamental constituents of institutionalized heterosexuality as a way to understand the persistence of gender inequity in adolescents’ heterosexual relationships. In Study 1, we conducted separate analyses for girls and boys to evaluate whether masculinity ideology for boys and Femininity ideology for girls account for boys’ endorsement of male coercion and for girls’ endorsement of feminine conventions in heterosexual relationships with a sample of 250 tenth-grade students (n = 144 girls). Masculinity ideology proved to be as strong or stronger than Femininity ideology in predicting these respective outcomes. In Study 2, we sought to understand this pattern through a thematically informed narrative analysis of interviews with 53 of the Study 1 participants (n = 35 girls) on their beliefs about and experiences with sexual expression...
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to be seen and not heard Femininity ideology and adolescent girls sexual health
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2006Co-Authors: Emily A Impe, Deborah Schoole, Deborah L TolmaAbstract:This study used a feminist developmental framework to test the hypothesis that internalizing conventional ideas about Femininity in two domains—inauthenticity in relationships and body objectification—is associated with diminished sexual health among adolescent girls. In this study, sexual health was conceptualized as feelings of sexual self-efficacy (i.e., a girl's conviction that she can act upon her own sexual needs in a relationship) and protection behavior (i.e., from both STIs and unwanted pregnancy). A total of 116 girls (aged 16–19) completed measures of Femininity ideology, sexual self-efficacy, sexual experiences, and protection behavior. Results revealed that inauthenticity in relationships and body objectification were associated with poorer sexual self-efficacy and sexual self-efficacy, in turn, predicted less sexual experience and less use of protection. Further, the two components of Femininity ideology were associated with different forms of protection. The importance of a feminist developmental framework for identifying and understanding salient dimensions of sexual health for female adolescents is discussed.
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looking good sounding good Femininity ideology and adolescent girls mental health
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2006Co-Authors: Deborah L Tolma, Emily A Impe, Alliso J Tracy, Alice MichaelAbstract:This study used a feminist psychodynamic developmental framework to test the hypothesis that internalizing conventional Femininity ideologies in two domains—inauthenticity in relationships and body objectification—is associated with early adolescent girls’ mental health. One hundred forty-eight eighth-grade girls completed measures of Femininity ideology, self-esteem, depression, and demographic characteristics. In the first part of this study, we refined the Adolescent Femininity Ideology Scale originally developed by Tolman and Porche (2000). In the second part, we used structural equation modeling to test models linking Femininity ideology to mental health. Results revealed that body objectification, and to a lesser extent, inauthenticity in relationships, accounted for half of the variance in depression and over twothirds of the variance in self-esteem in a critical period of development for adolescent girls. The importance of a feminist psychodynamic developmental framework for identifying and understanding salient dimensions of female adolescence is discussed.
Claire Oldfield - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sexual orientation and eating psychopathology the role of masculinity and Femininity
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2001Co-Authors: Caroline Meye, Jacqueline Lisse, Claire OldfieldAbstract:Objective Previous research suggests that eating disorders are related to homosexuality in men, although links with female sexual orientation are less clear. Appearance factors have generally been implicated in this relationship. However, previous studies have failed to consider the role of Femininity, even though evidence suggests that this is a more critical factor than sexual preference. The aim of this study was to consider the relationship between gender-role orientation and eating psychopathology in nonclinical men and women of different sexual orientations. Method One hundred university students (40 homosexual; 60 heterosexual) completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory and the Eating Attitudes Test. Results For the group as a whole, there were links between Femininity and high levels of eating psychopathology, whereas masculinity was associated with relatively healthy eating-related attitudes and behaviors. When considering the role of sexual orientation, these links were specific to homosexual men and women. Conclusions In relation to homosexual men and women, the results support a model where Femininity might be seen as a specific risk factor for eating disorders, whereas masculinity is likely to be a protective factor. Methodological and conceptual implications are discussed. © 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 29: 314–318, 2001.
Michael J Ailey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sexual arousal and masculinity Femininity of women
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2016Co-Authors: Gerulf Riege, Ritch C Savinwilliams, Meredith L Chivers, Michael J AileyAbstract:Studies with volunteers in sexual arousal experiments suggest that women are, on average, physiologically sexually aroused to both male and female sexual stimuli. Lesbians are the exception because they tend to be more aroused to their preferred sex than the other sex, a pattern typically seen in men. A separate research line suggests that lesbians are, on average, more masculine than straight women in their nonsexual behaviors and characteristics. Hence, a common influence could affect the expression of male-typical sexual and nonsexual traits in some women. By integrating these research programs, we tested the hypothesis that male-typical sexual arousal of lesbians relates to their nonsexual masculinity. Moreover, the most masculine-behaving lesbians, in particular, could show the most male-typical sexual responses. Across combined data, Study 1 examined these patterns in women's genital arousal and self-reports of masculine and feminine behaviors. Study 2 examined these patterns with another measure of sexual arousal, pupil dilation to sexual stimuli, and with observer-rated masculinity-Femininity in addition to self-reported masculinity-Femininity. Although both studies confirmed that lesbians were more male-typical in their sexual arousal and nonsexual characteristics, on average, there were no indications that these 2 patterns were in any way connected. Thus, women's sexual responses and nonsexual traits might be masculinized by independent factors. (PsycINFO Database Record
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dissecting gaydar accuracy and the role of masculinity Femininity
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2010Co-Authors: Gerulf Riege, Joa A W Linsenmeie, Lorenz Gyga, Steve Garcia, Michael J AileyAbstract:“Gaydar” is the ability to distinguish homosexual and heterosexual people using indirect cues. We investigated the accuracy of gaydar and the nature of “gaydar signals” conveying information about sexual orientation. Homosexual people tend to be more sex atypical than heterosexual people in some behaviors, feelings, and interests. We hypothesized that indicators of sex atypicality might function as gaydar signals. In Study 1, raters judged targets’ sexual orientation from pictures, brief videos, and sound recordings. Sexual orientation was assessed with high, though imperfect, accuracy. In Study 2, different raters judged targets’ sex atypicality from the same stimuli. Ratings of sexual orientation from Study 1 corresponded highly with targets’ self-reports of sex atypicality and with observer ratings of sex atypicality from Study 2. Thus, brief samples of sex-atypical behavior may function as effective gaydar signals.
Michael J Bailey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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judgments of sexual orientation and masculinity Femininity based on thin slices of behavior a cross cultural comparison
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2011Co-Authors: Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Gerulf Rieger, Jan Havlicek, Joan A W Linsenmeier, Michael J BaileyAbstract:Studies of North Americans suggest that laypeople can judge the sexual orientation of others with greater than chance accuracy based on brief observations of their behavior (i.e., “gaydar” exists). One factor that appears to contribute to these judgments is targets’ degree of masculinity–Femininity. However, behaviors related to sexual orientation and to masculinity–Femininity might vary across cultures. Thus, cross-cultural work is needed to test whether judgments of sexual orientation are more accurate when targets and raters are from the same culture. American and Czech male targets, 38 homosexual and 41 heterosexual, were videotaped and brief segments of the videotapes were presented to American and Czech raters. Overall, raters’ judgments of targets’ sexual orientation were related to targets’ self-reported sexual orientation. However, the relationship was stronger when targets were judged by raters from their own country. In general, results suggest that there are both cross-cultural similarities and differences in gaydar and in cues related to sexual orientation.
