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Investigating The Antecedents Of Youth Unemployment: Individual, Family, And Neighborhood Factors., Mary Smalley Delamatre Jan 1996

Investigating The Antecedents Of Youth Unemployment: Individual, Family, And Neighborhood Factors., Mary Smalley Delamatre

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Young adults are two to three times more likely to be unemployed than older adults, and African-American and poorly educated youths are disproportionately unemployed (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1995a). The goal of the present study was to identify precursors of youth unemployment that could be targets of interventions. This longitudinal study explored the relationship between individual, family, and neighborhood factors, measured during junior high and high school, and the employment status of 19-year-old males. Participants were individuals participating in the Pittsburgh Youth Study, a longitudinal study of prosocial and antisocial behavior. This random sample of 506 males were 7th …

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An Examination Of The Effects Of Increased Response Requirement And Delay On Reinforcer Selection., Teresa Lynne George Jan 1996

An Examination Of The Effects Of Increased Response Requirement And Delay On Reinforcer Selection., Teresa Lynne George

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the effect that increased response requirement, or effort, (Study 1) and delay to reinforcement (Study 2) have on reinforcer selection and response allocation. A reinforcer assessment using a token system was conducted within the classroom setting to determine high and low preference stimuli. The independent variable (effort or delay) was systematically manipulated for high preference stimuli. The results for eight participants indicated that increased levels of effort and delay independently influenced reinforcer preference and response allocation. The results revealed highly idiosyncratic responding to the different levels of the independent variables. The findings for increased response requirement are …

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Social Skills In Adults With Severe Disabilities., Linda Ann Leblanc Jan 1996

Social Skills In Adults With Severe Disabilities., Linda Ann Leblanc

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recently, the concepts of social competence and social skills have become important aspects of the evolving definitions of mental retardation (Siperstein, 1992). However, few studies have focused on social behavior in adults with severe developmental disabilities, despite the proliferation of research in assessment and training of social skills with other populations. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Individuals with Severe Retardation (MESSIER)--a scale designed to measure social skills in adults with severe developmental disabilities. A reliable and valid measure of social skills for this population would be useful in determining target behaviors …

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Characterization Of Physiological Changes In Roots Grown In Spaceflight Conditions: A Comparison Of Nutrient Delivery Technologies., David Marshall Porterfield Jan 1996

Characterization Of Physiological Changes In Roots Grown In Spaceflight Conditions: A Comparison Of Nutrient Delivery Technologies., David Marshall Porterfield

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The best strategy for providing food and maintaining the environment on long-duration space missions is a bioregenerative life support system based on the growth of higher plants. Before such a system can be implemented, a better understanding of plant growth in space will have to be achieved. Little is known about the role of gravity-dependent physical processes in normal physiological function. A series of ground-based and spaceflight experiments was conducted to examine root oxygen availability in microgravity nutrient delivery systems. In spaceflight experiments Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. plants were analyzed for changes in root medium redox potential and root alcohol …

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Using Interactive Desk-Top Videoconferencing As A Distance Learning Tool For Program Development And Support: An Ethnographic Case Study Of Two Family Literacy Sites., Geetanjali Soni Jan 1996

Using Interactive Desk-Top Videoconferencing As A Distance Learning Tool For Program Development And Support: An Ethnographic Case Study Of Two Family Literacy Sites., Geetanjali Soni

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This ethnographic study provides a description and analysis of the use of videoconferencing to teach an eight-week parenting class to parents enrolled in two family literacy programs. It describes the sites, details interactions that take place during videoconferencing, and investigates parents affective response to the technology. Data were collected through participant observation, interviews, video-recordings, and questionnaires. Results indicated cross-site differences in the existing program, in affective responses of users, and in interactions during the technology-mediated classes. Findings showed that the parenting classes were successful. Factors that influence effectiveness of videoconferencing instruction are discussed. Results indicated that technological factors such as …

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An-Archy And Justice: An Introduction To Emmanuel Levinas's Political Thought., William Paul Simmons Jan 1996

An-Archy And Justice: An Introduction To Emmanuel Levinas's Political Thought., William Paul Simmons

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Emmanuel Levinas's political thought is best understood as a tension between an-archy and justice. Levinas claims that the aim of philosophy has most often been a search for an arche, or a neuter term that accounts for all of reality. Levinas argues that the reduction of reality to an arche obliterates all transcendence and subordinates man to a totality. Against the predominance of totality in the Western tradition, Levinas proposes a philosophy of transcendence. This transcendence is not found in the direct relationship with God, but in the face of the other person, the Other. Since the face of the …

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Satisfaction With Health Care: A Predictor Of Hemodialysis Patient Compliance., Pamela Gay Davis Jan 1996

Satisfaction With Health Care: A Predictor Of Hemodialysis Patient Compliance., Pamela Gay Davis

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Several studies in general medical populations have demonstrated the positive relation between satisfaction with health care and compliance with treatment recommendations. Overall, the compliance literature suggests that the behavior of the health care provider can influence patient compliance and the resulting health outcome. However, the relation between patient satisfaction and compliance with the hemodialysis regimen has not been examined. Because of this populations' frequent and extensive interaction with the dialysis staff, exploration of the effects of satisfaction with these relationships and the care provided on patient compliance appears to be an important health care issue. This study evaluated the ability …

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The Application Of Network Analysis To The Study Of Differentially Effective Schools., Maryann Maxwell Durland Jan 1996

The Application Of Network Analysis To The Study Of Differentially Effective Schools., Maryann Maxwell Durland

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study applied network analysis to the exploration of the structural characteristics of differentially effective elementary schools within the framework of school effectiveness research. The study took place in two parts: a Pilot Study, using archived data, and a Field Study, using data from a stratified sample of differentially effective schools. The Centrality-Cohesiveness Model of School Effectiveness, developed through the Pilot Study, defined a communication structure as a function of the leadership status of the principal (defined by the principal's centrality) and the cohesiveness of the faculty (defined as network density). Quantitative results from both the Pilot Study and the …

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Reconstructing Educational Experience: A Postmodern Perspective., Jeanne Edwards Robertson Jan 1996

Reconstructing Educational Experience: A Postmodern Perspective., Jeanne Edwards Robertson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Education in America today is dominated by the either/or thinking of modernism. This mode of thought is connected to both the concepts and methods of modern, mechanistic, Newtonian science. However, the attendant reductionistic methodology has been elevated beyond its realm of efficacy to the level of a world view, a metaphysical level. This is demonstrated by the omnipresence of the machine metaphor in all areas of human endeavor. The machine is the root metaphor of modernism. John Dewey speaks of a "new order of conceptions" necessary for significant change. These new order concepts are manifest in the new or postmodern …

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A Methodology To Assess Safety Conditions In Louisiana Agriscience Laboratories., Julio Alcibiades Melendez Jan 1996

A Methodology To Assess Safety Conditions In Louisiana Agriscience Laboratories., Julio Alcibiades Melendez

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The safety conditions of the agriscience laboratories of the high schools of the State of Louisiana have not been studied extensively. This study was undertaken to develop a methodology to assess these conditions. The Southeastern region of the state was selected as the research area. Forty four high schools in this area have agriscience laboratories. Forty one of these laboratories were assessed. A Hypothesized Survey Model was made up from the background information searched. This model was validated at another school region and used to design a Research Survey Model. This RSM was face and field validated. Safety ratings were …

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Cognitive Differences And Their Predictive Ability On Reading Performance In Skilled And Unskilled Readers., Mary Elizabeth Carter Jan 1996

Cognitive Differences And Their Predictive Ability On Reading Performance In Skilled And Unskilled Readers., Mary Elizabeth Carter

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present study examined the relationships among short-term memory, working memory, phonological awareness, and reading performance as measured by an informal reading inventory. Relationships between and among the tasks, their predictive importance with regard to word recognition, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension, and their ability to discriminate among groups of readers were investigated. A battery of tests comprising 14 cognitive variables and 24 reading variables was individually administered to 105 fourth and fifth grade normally achieving readers, unidentified unskilled readers, and school identified unskilled readers. Results revealed that working memory, phonological awareness, and syntactic awareness tasks were significantly intercorrelated among themselves, …

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The Role Of Environmental Attitudes In Incentive-Based Environmental Management: The Case Of The Wetland Reserve Program., Assane Diagne Jan 1996

The Role Of Environmental Attitudes In Incentive-Based Environmental Management: The Case Of The Wetland Reserve Program., Assane Diagne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Environmental policy in the United States is increasingly relying on incentive-based mechanisms (IBM). Incentive-based mechanisms, are voluntary environmental management instruments based on free market environmentalism, a framework that attempts to harness market forces. A multi-disciplinary approach was developed to evaluate participation decisions in IBM's such as the Wetland Reserve Program. This approach extended the traditional utility maximization approach to choice behavior by including alternative measures of environmental attitudes based on the theory of reasoned action or the New Environmental Paradigm. The addition of these psychological constructs conceptually improved the utility maximization by allowing the consideration of well established determinants of …

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The Use Of Communication Facilitators With Severely Brain Injured Non-Responsive Adults., Alisa Judith Mendoza Jan 1996

The Use Of Communication Facilitators With Severely Brain Injured Non-Responsive Adults., Alisa Judith Mendoza

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Slow-to-Recover (STR) individuals are a subset of the neurologically impaired population who remain non-responsive for extended periods of time before beginning to demonstrate improvement in cognitive, communicative, or motor function. This investigation focuses on the development and implementation of a facilitator-based intervention program carried out with an STR brain injured adult residing in a long-term care facility. The model involved: (1) sensory stimulation techniques to increase responses to external stimuli, (2) augmentative techniques which enabled the subject to control his immediate environment and, (3) training of qualified residents within the facility to act as communication facilitators. Ethnographic procedures were employed …

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The Association Between Chronic Aerobic Activity And Heart Rate Variability In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease., Robert Howard Wood Jan 1996

The Association Between Chronic Aerobic Activity And Heart Rate Variability In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease., Robert Howard Wood

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Poor heart rate variability (HRV) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is predictive of future incidence of sudden arrhythmic and all-cause death. Furthermore, mental stress appears to further depress HRV in these patients. Chronic aerobic activity level appears to be positively related to HRV among the general population; however, the extent to which this relationship exists among patients with CAD is not clear. Therefore, this study investigated the association between level of chronic aerobic activity and HRV among CAD patients during conditions of paced respiratory control and during the Stroop Color-Word Conflict Test (CWCT). CAD patients were assigned to …

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Achievement Goals And Self-Perceptions Of Ability In Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Perspective., Ping Xiang Jan 1996

Achievement Goals And Self-Perceptions Of Ability In Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Perspective., Ping Xiang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The present investigation, which included two studies, consisted of a cross-cultural analysis of achievement goals and self-perceptions of ability in physical education from a goal perspective theory approach. One hundred and eighty Chinese students and 121 Anglo-American students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades participated in Study 1 and completed questionnaires assessing their goal orientations, perceived ability, task choice, and satisfaction in physical education. Three hundred and seventy-one Chinese students and 308 American students in fourth, eighth, and eleventh grades participated in Study 2. In Study 2 questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data on students' goal orientations, conceptions …

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A Physiological Study Of Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus Affinis) Subjected To Cultural And Environmental Stress., Edward Wayne Bush Jan 1996

A Physiological Study Of Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus Affinis) Subjected To Cultural And Environmental Stress., Edward Wayne Bush

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Common carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis Chase) is a low maintenance stoloniferous grass widely distributed throughout the southern coastal plains of the United States. This study investigated seed germination enhancement, seedhead suppression, waterlogging tolerance, winter hardiness, and maintenance practices for common carpetgrass. Pre-soaking common carpetgrass and centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro.) Hack.) seed was beneficial at the 30C germination temperature. Priming seed in KNO$\sb3$ solutions significantly accelerated seed germination of both centipedegrass and carpetgrass at 30C, and increased total germination percentage of centipedegrass. At 20 and 25C, seed priming significantly improved mean time of germination for both grass species and total germination percentage …

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Training Parents To Facilitate Language Through Storybook Reading., Linda K. Crowe Jan 1996

Training Parents To Facilitate Language Through Storybook Reading., Linda K. Crowe

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Six parent-child dyads participated in a single subject, multiple-baseline study evaluating the effectiveness of storybook reading as a context for parent training. Six children, ages 3;2 to 3;5 with specific language impairment, and their primary caregivers completed three-to-five baseline, eight-to-ten training, and two follow-up sessions. Parents were taught to use a complete reading cycle (CRC) based on a typical parent-child storybook reading format described by Ninio & Bruner (1978). The CRC consisted of four steps: (a) an attentional vocative to establish joint focus or topic for discussion, (b) a query to elicit a verbal response about the topic, (c) a …

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Women Who Lead High Schools: A Missing Element In Leadership Theory., Kristy Brock Hebert Jan 1996

Women Who Lead High Schools: A Missing Element In Leadership Theory., Kristy Brock Hebert

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

I addressed the problem that leadership theory is lacking in regard to how women lead high schools. My primary purpose was to contribute to the limited literature that exists regarding the leadership practices of women who are high school principals. I explored the notion of a female culture of school leadership and situated that culture among quintessential theory dictated by organizational research. I conducted this study in two phases. In Phase One I reported the demographics of 44 female high school principals in Louisiana along with their self-reported values on 32 leadership characteristics. Most important to their leadership were: communication, …

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An Information Integration Theory Analysis Of Tax Preparers' Perceived Risk Of Reporting Aggressively On Clients' Income Tax Returns., Velmer Carlene Eddlemon Jan 1996

An Information Integration Theory Analysis Of Tax Preparers' Perceived Risk Of Reporting Aggressively On Clients' Income Tax Returns., Velmer Carlene Eddlemon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Prior research shows that income tax return preparers influence the income tax compliance decisions of their clients. Information about the risk that income tax return preparers perceive in reporting aggressively on their clients' income tax returns may help the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reduce the tax gap that exists in the United States today. This study investigates the cognitive algebra that income tax return preparers use to combine the probability of the IRS's assessing penalties for misstatements on their clients' income tax returns with the consequences (penalties, etc.) of those decisions in forming risk perceptions for reporting aggressively on their …

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Chemical Effects On Microbial And Sensory Qualities Of Catfish In Planktonic And Dynamic Systems., Michael Adrain Land Jan 1996

Chemical Effects On Microbial And Sensory Qualities Of Catfish In Planktonic And Dynamic Systems., Michael Adrain Land

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Listeria monocytogenes has the potential to be a serious pathogen for the compromised health segment of our population (immunocompromised, young, elderly and the pregnant). While the infectious dose is generally believed to be high 1.0 $\times$ 10$\sp6$, infectious dosages of 1.0 $\times$ 10$\sp3$ have been reported. Listeria monocytogenes poses a threat because of several factors: ubiquity in nature, isolation from fresh/salt waters, soil, ruminates and 17% of the human population. Listeria monocytogenes can colonize surfaces within 20 minutes, evade sanitizing, and is capable of growth from 37$\sp\circ$C to below refrigeration temperature. Fish and seafoods are high in water activity and …

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The Social Context Of Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior: A Mid-Range Theory And Test Of A Model., Randall Patrick Settoon Jan 1996

The Social Context Of Interpersonal Citizenship Behavior: A Mid-Range Theory And Test Of A Model., Randall Patrick Settoon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Current day interest in acts of cooperation in organizations can be traced to classical writers such as Barnard (1938) and Roethlisberger and Dickson (1939), and more recently to Katz and Kahn(1966, 1978). Building on these foundations, considerable empirical research has examined what has been labeled organizational citizenship. Organizational citizenship behaviors are not specified in job descriptions or recognized by the organization's formal reward system. Yet, they are generally held to be essential to organizations in that they contribute to efficiency and effectiveness (Organ, 1988). Recently, researchers have called for the development of specific, mid-range theoretical models of organizational citizenship behavior …

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The Study Of The Relationship Between Teacher Effectiveness, Classroom Management Integrity And Treatment Integrity, Lynn Habyan Lafleur Dec 1995

The Study Of The Relationship Between Teacher Effectiveness, Classroom Management Integrity And Treatment Integrity, Lynn Habyan Lafleur

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The major purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship between the degree to which teachers followed their own classroom behavior management plan and the degree to which teachers implemented an intervention developed during consultation. Eighteen teachers provided information on the behavioral strategies they used to manage their classrooms (i.e., rules and consequences). Teachers were observed for implementation of their classroom management strategies, implementation of an intervention developed during consultation, and for effective teaching behaviors. Overall, correlations among the variables indicated that there was not a significant relationship between the degree to which teachers implemented their own classroom plan …

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Evaluation Of Alternative Crop Rotational Schemes For Cotton Production In Louisiana, Asitava Jana Oct 1995

Evaluation Of Alternative Crop Rotational Schemes For Cotton Production In Louisiana, Asitava Jana

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Increasing economic importance of cotton production in Louisiana, awareness of the financial and environmental benefits of crop rotations have stressed the need for evaluating cotton production in different rotational schemes. The objective of this study was to estimate profitability of alternative crop rotational schemes within a whole farm context. Yield data for 11 alternative production systems involving cotton, soybean, corn, wheat were obtained from the ongoing crop rotation research at the Northeast Research Station during the period 1983 -1993. Th e systems included continuous, 2 year, and 3 year rotations on two soil types: silt and clay. Price data were …

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Using Peer Mediators To Teach Social Skills To Children With Behavior Disorders As A Means Of Facilitating Regular Education Placement, Melissa Herring May 1995

Using Peer Mediators To Teach Social Skills To Children With Behavior Disorders As A Means Of Facilitating Regular Education Placement, Melissa Herring

Honors Capstones

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Relationship Between The Menstrual Cycle, Mood And Overeating In Women, Veronica Lynne Broussard May 1995

Relationship Between The Menstrual Cycle, Mood And Overeating In Women, Veronica Lynne Broussard

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Red, Black, And Blue, Ellen S. Burgin May 1995

Red, Black, And Blue, Ellen S. Burgin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This body of work represents the struggle to find the truth of myself, my reality, and my understanding in the medium of paint.

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Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 1995, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 1995

Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 1995, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

Gumbo Yearbook

The Gumbo yearbook chronicles the entire academic year at LSU. In words and especially photos, the Gumbo shows the people, places, and events that make each year unique. In addition to formal portraits of schools and departments, the book contains hundreds of snapshots of students with their friends and dozens of pages showcasing organizations.

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Social Skills In Mentally Retarded Children With Symptoms Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder., Debra Anne Benavidez Jan 1995

Social Skills In Mentally Retarded Children With Symptoms Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder., Debra Anne Benavidez

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

One hundred forty-five boys ages 6 to 11 were administered the Social Skills Rating System and the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters. Subjects were divided into the following groups based on IQ, adaptive behavior, and score on a checklist of ADHD symptoms: normal IQ comparison, normal IQ high-activity-level, normal IQ medicated, mentally retarded comparison, mentally retarded high-activity-level, and mentally retarded medicated. For both normal IQ and mentally retarded children, high-activity-level resulted in higher levels of negative social behavior. Both groups of high-activity level subjects also scored lower on classroom-related social behaviors. Medicated normal IQ subjects displayed social behavior …

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Equity Sensitivity: Scale Development And Validation., Kerry Shaun Sauley Jan 1995

Equity Sensitivity: Scale Development And Validation., Kerry Shaun Sauley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The Equity Sensitivity Instrument (Huseman, Hatfield, and Miles, 1985) has been the primary measure used in equity sensitivity research to date. It appears to suffer from content deficiency and an inappropriate scoring procedure. Because of these problems, this dissertation constructed a new measure, based on systematic item development procedures, that provided thorough coverage of the equity sensitivity construct. Development of the new measure was based on Huseman, Hatfield, & Miles' (1987) theory of equity sensitivity. Items for the new measure were developed using the traditional approach of developing items that directly inquire about a person's equity sensitivity and a second …

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The Effect Of Life Stage Experience And Social Cognitive Reasoning On Adult Gender Role Orientation: A Multidimensional Approach., Lynda Suhrer-Roussel Jan 1995

The Effect Of Life Stage Experience And Social Cognitive Reasoning On Adult Gender Role Orientation: A Multidimensional Approach., Lynda Suhrer-Roussel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study adds to the literature on adult gender role by extending adult gender role orientation beyond increases and/or decreases on gender related personality attributes, in particular increases in self-rated Masculine and Feminine ratings. Gender role orientation was examined along three dimensions: gender-related personality attributes of self, attitudes toward gender role issues, and gender-related attributes of others in social contexts. Life stage experience and social cognitive functioning influences on gender role orientation were examined. The participants were 240 individuals from five life stages: Life stage 1--single, never married; Life stage 2--married individuals with no children; Life stage 3--individuals with children …

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