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Cultural Correlates of Parent‐Nonparent Stereotypes: A Multivariate Analysis
Author(s) -
Bigner Jerry J.,
Brooke Jacobsen R.,
Phelan Gladys K.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x8100900301
Subject(s) - psychology , bivariate analysis , multivariate analysis , multivariate statistics , daughter , big five personality traits , personality , residence , developmental psychology , big five personality traits and culture , social psychology , demography , biology , sociology , statistics , mathematics , machine learning , computer science , evolutionary biology
This study empirically examines the cultural meanings of parental and nonparental roles. A multivariate regression analysis was used to determine the influence of generational group, family size, and place of residence on ratings of personality traits for each role by 57 mother‐ daughter pairs. Respondents perceived the nonparental role very differently from the parental role with generational group emerging as the main driver variable. The findings of this study strongly suggest that parental role stereotyping does not occur in a simple bivariate manner but results from the interplay of several factors.