THE RELATIONS AMONG FEMINIST IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, GENDER-ROLE ORIENTATION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN WOMEN

  1. Kendra J. Saunders1,
  2. Susan Kashubeck-West2

Article first published online: 16 MAY 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00282.x

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volume 30, Issue 2, pages 199–211, June 2006

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Saunders, K. J. and Kashubeck-West, S. (2006), THE RELATIONS AMONG FEMINIST IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, GENDER-ROLE ORIENTATION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN WOMEN. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30: 199–211. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00282.x

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  1. 1

    Texas Tech University

  2. 2

    University of Missouri–St. Louis

*Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Susan Kashubeck-West, Division of Counseling and Family Therapy, University of Missouri–St. Louis, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121-4499. E-mail: SusanKW@umsl.edu

  1. Kendra J. Saunders, Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University; Susan Kashubeck-West, Division of Counseling and Family Therapy, University of Missouri–St. Louis.

  2. Kendra J. Saunders is now at the Center for Counseling and Human Development, Millersville University.

  3. This paper is based on a doctoral dissertation by Kendra J. Saunders, conducted under the supervision of Susan Kashubeck-West. An earlier version of the paper was presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August 2002.

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  1. Issue published online: 16 MAY 2006
  2. Article first published online: 16 MAY 2006
  3. Initial submission: June 2, 2004 Initial acceptance: November 16, 2005 Final acceptance: February 2, 2006

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This study examined relations between feminist identity development, gender-role orientation, and psychological well-being in 244 women of varying ages and backgrounds. As hypothesized, both feminist identity development and gender-role orientation contributed independently to the explanation of variance in psychological well-being. Instrumentality, expressiveness, and a more developed feminist identity were all related positively to psychological well-being. In addition, instrumentality and a more developed feminist identity were correlated positively. Implications of these findings as well as limitations and future directions are discussed.

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