Psychopatholgy and Perception of Physiques

50 university students (25 men) ranked 6 somatotyped female physiques for 15 concepts and demonstrated significant social stereotyping in 14 of the 15 concepts. Regarding sex differences, men were significantly more consistent in stereotyping on 6 concepts (Like Least, Like Best, Wife, Old, Homosexual, and Alcoholic), while the female Ss were more consistent on the concept Self. These findings suggest that sex differences in stereotyping are specific to certain concepts and do not reflect a general sex difference.

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Stereotyping and Personality: I. Sex Differences in Perception of Female Physiques

Stewart

Tutton

Steele

1973

Percept Mot Skills

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Concordance Coefficient(W), Correction for the Inequality of Interval in the Underlying Rhos

et al. 1975

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The coefficient of concordance ( W) was computed by two methods, (1) by arithmetic averaging of the underlying rhos ( rs) and (2) by transforming the rss to an equal-interval scale before averaging. The first method is traditional, while the second method is, methodologically, more correct in that rs is not an equal-interval statistic. Method 2, for which a computer program had to be written (available from the authors), yielded Ws which were, on the average, 12% larger than those of Method 1. The magnitude of difference suggests that either method is satisfactory for indicating the gross degree of concordance. However, if a comparison between matched-groups is contemplated, then the more accurate method seems appropriate. Further, it was found that Method 2 was less affected by irregularities in the data, e.g., small number of atypical Ss, than was Method 1. Five sets of data, covering a wide range of Ws and Ns, were presented and the relationship between the corrected W, sample size, and the traditional W were also considered.

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Psychopatholgy and Perception of Physiques

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Stereotyping and Personality: I. Sex Differences in Perception of Female Physiques

Stereotyping and Personality: I. Sex Differences in Perception of Female Physiques

Concordance Coefficient(W), Correction for the Inequality of Interval in the Underlying Rhos

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