ABSTRACT

The current research explored the gender stereotype about psychology and its effect on perceptions of people’s fit in the field. Across six studies (N = 1,516), results showed that participants believed that women represent the majority of people in both the major and profession of psychology. Also, participants associated psychology more strongly with femininity than masculinity and assigned more feminine and less masculine traits to people studying psychology than to people studying a stereotypically masculine career. In terms of fit within the field, participants rated psychology as less likely to meet the needs of men compared to women, especially after learning that the field was majority women. Overall, the studies provide evidence for an association between femininity and psychology and suggest that the stereotype affects perceptions of men’s and women’s fit within the field.

摘要

目前的研究探讨了关于心理学的性别刻板印象及其对人们在该领域的适应度的看法的影响。在六项研究中（N = 1,516），结果显示参与者认为女性在心理学专业和专业中占大多数。此外，与男性气质相比，与女性气质相比，参与者更强烈地将心理学与女性气质联系起来，并且给研究心理学的人比研究​​刻板的男性职业的人分配了更多女性化和更少男性化的特征。就该领域的契合度而言，与女性相比，参与者认为心理学不太可能满足男性的需求，尤其是在得知该领域以女性为主之后。总体而言，这些研究为女性气质与心理学之间的关联提供了证据，并表明刻板印象会影响对男性和女性在该领域的适应度的看法。