EFFECT OF GENDER-TYPES ON INTERPERSONAL STRESS MEASURED BY BLINK RATE AND QUESTIONNAIRES: FOCUSING ON STEREOTYPICALLY SEX-TYPED AND ANDROGYNOUS TYPES

This study was conducted to determine how differences of self gender-type and partner's gendertype in Japan had an effect on interpersonal stress (anxiety/uneasiness) during a conversation among mixed-sex pairs. The level of interpersonal stress was discussed in relation to blink rate. The part...

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Published inSocial behavior and personality Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 375 - 384
Main Authors Hirokawa, Kumi, Yamada, Fumio, Dohi, Itsuko, Miyata, Yo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published P.O.Box 1539, Palmerston North 4440, New Zealand Scientific Journal Publishers 01.01.2001
Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd
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Summary:This study was conducted to determine how differences of self gender-type and partner's gendertype in Japan had an effect on interpersonal stress (anxiety/uneasiness) during a conversation among mixed-sex pairs. The level of interpersonal stress was discussed in relation to blink rate. The participants were assigned to one of the following four pair types: (a) Male and female were androgynous (maleA-femaleA); (b) Male was androgynous and female was stereotypically sex-typed as feminine (maleA-femaleST); (c) Male was stereotypically sex-typed as masculine and female was androgynous (maleST-femaleA); (d) Both were stereotypically sex-typed (maleST-femaleST). Dependent measures were (1) Blink rate during five-minute conversation of one-minute intervals, and (2) Questionnaires (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory I and Iceberg Profile). Results suggested that participants who had a conversation with an androgynous partner reduced their interpersonal stress.
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ISSN:0301-2212
1179-6391
DOI:10.2224/sbp.2001.29.4.375