ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
“He Can’t Help Noticing Her”: Gender Salience and Other-Gender Relationships in Single-Sex Versus Coeducational School Students
- Sylvia Yun Shi
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Sylvia Yun Shi
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Gu Li
NYU Shanghai - Lynn S. Liben
The Pennsylvania State University - Zhansheng Chen
The University of Hong Kong - Wang Ivy Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Wang Ivy Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Abstract
To investigate how single-sex (SS) schooling affects gender cognitions and interpersonal relationships, we tested 667 final-year highschool students in Hong Kong. SS students reported higher self-gender salience and lower efficacy in other-gender relationships than coeducational school students. Our findings provide important empirical evidence to help resolve the SS education debate.
Gender
