APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Benefits and Consequences of Feminist Identification on Wellbeing
- Lauren Hawthorne
University of Maine - Ellen Newell
Wilkes University - Shannon McCoy
University of Maine
Abstract
We asked 211 women to complete measures of gender and feminist identification and wellbeing as well as potential mediators. Using moderated mediation (Hayes, 2013) we found that highly feminist women perceived more sexism which negatively affected wellbeing. However, they also felt more social support which positively impacts wellbeing.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles