Sex Role Identity, Communication Skills, and Group Popularity
Using two groups of undergraduate students (N = 71) the present paper argues about the importance of sex role identity (Bem, 1981) as a potential predictor of group popularity. The results show that participants with psychological androgine identity tend to use better their communication skills and...
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National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), College of Communication and Public Relations, Bucharest
2017-07-01
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Using two groups of undergraduate students (N = 71) the present paper argues about the importance of sex role identity (Bem, 1981) as a potential predictor of group popularity. The results show that participants with psychological androgine identity tend to use better their communication skills and become popular among their peers. Contray to previous studies (e.g. Hall, 1984; Saarni, 1999) focused on gender gap in communication skills, the current study emphasis on the importance of the sex role identity (Bem, 1974, 1975) in undestanding the relation between communication skills and likeability.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ade1b6695a54b36b21295662dc10b382023-12-29T01:16:17ZengNational University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), College of Communication and Public Relations, BucharestRomanian Journal of Communications and Public Relations1454-81002344-54402017-07-0119210.21018/rjcpr.2017.2.236Sex Role Identity, Communication Skills, and Group PopularityLoredana Ivan0National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Using two groups of undergraduate students (N = 71) the present paper argues about the importance of sex role identity (Bem, 1981) as a potential predictor of group popularity. The results show that participants with psychological androgine identity tend to use better their communication skills and become popular among their peers. Contray to previous studies (e.g. Hall, 1984; Saarni, 1999) focused on gender gap in communication skills, the current study emphasis on the importance of the sex role identity (Bem, 1974, 1975) in undestanding the relation between communication skills and likeability. https://www.journalofcommunication.ro/index.php/journalofcommunication/article/view/236communication skillssociometric popularitysex role identitypsychological androgyny |
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| title | Sex Role Identity, Communication Skills, and Group Popularity |
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| title_short | Sex Role Identity, Communication Skills, and Group Popularity |
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| topic | communication skills sociometric popularity sex role identity psychological androgyny |
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