Open AccessRelaciones entre sexismo e ideología de género con autoconcepto y autoestima en personas con Lesión Medular
Author(s) -
Manuela Torregrosa-Ruiz,
María Ángeles Molpeceres,
José M. Tomás
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anales de psicología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1695-2294
pISSN - 0212-9728
DOI - 10.6018/analesps.33.2.232371
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , self esteem , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , psychiatry
The process of adapting to a physical disability is complex and multi-dimensional. It is influenced by many variables that affect adequate life adjustment and psychological wellbeing. This study addresses the specific effects of sexism and gender stereotypes on self-esteem and self-concept in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The research design is cross-sectional and correlational. The sample comprises 127 persons, including 95 men and 32 women, with a long-term spinal injury. The results of the MANOVAs do not demonstrate statistically significant differences based on sex for the following variables: self-esteem, self-concept, traditional sexism and neosexism. The relationships among variables suggest that negative relationships exist between neosexism and family and emotional self-concept and self-esteem among men with SCI, though not among women with SCI. The discussion emphasizes the important role of intervention programs that strengthen gender equality in order to reduce sexism.