The Relationship Among Gender, Gender Role Attitudes, and the Anticipated Commitment to Career, Marriage, Family, and Housework

• Main Author: Hunter, Kate
• Other Authors: Chng, Chwee-Lye
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2002
• Subjects: Sex role.; College students > Attitudes.; gender; gender role attitudes
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3181/

The relationships between gender, gender role attitudes, and participants' anticipation of future life roles (career, marriage, family, and homecare) were examined. Participants consisted of 297 single college students between the ages of 17-29 years (M = 20). Females reported significantly (p< .01) more egalitarian gender role attitudes than males. Significant results were found for the relationship between gender and anticipated life roles (p< .01) as well as between gender role attitudes and anticipated life roles (career role value, r = .14 and marital role value, r = - .18). The study findings suggest a possible gender conflict for females with more egalitarian gender role attitudes and behavior intentions and their male counterparts.