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Parental Socialization Styles, Parents' Educational Level, and Sexist Attitudes in Adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Maite Garaigordobil  and
Jone Aliri
Maite Garaigordobil*
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
Jone Aliri
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Maite Garaigordobil. Facultad de Psicología. Universidad del País Vasco, Avenida de Tolosa 70, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain). E-mail: maite.garaigordobil@ehu.es
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Abstract

The aims of this study were to analyze the differences in the mothers' and fathers' socialization styles depending on their children's sex; whether there are differences in hostile, benevolent, and ambivalent sexism, and neosexism as a function of both parents' socialization styles; and whether the parents' educational level affects their level of sexism and their children's sexism. The sample included 1,455 adolescents and their parents (764 mothers and 648 fathers). The results showed no differences in the socialization style of the father with his children's sexism, but the mother used a more authoritarian style with her daughters. The parents' socialization style had little influence on their children's sexism, although it had a higher impact on the sons' sexism. The father's style had less influence than the mother's on their sons' sexism, and it had no influence on their daughters' sexism. The indulgent style of both parents had the highest relation with a low level of sexism. Moreover, a negative correlation was found between the parents' educational level and their level of sexism, as well as between the mother's educational level and her daughters' sexism. To conclude, the indulgent style and the mother's high educational level promote fewer sexist attitudes.

Los objetivos del estudio fueron analizar las diferencias en los estilos de socialización parental en función del sexo de sus hijos; analizar las diferencias en el sexismo hostil, benevolente, ambivalente y neosexismo en función del estilo de socialización parental; y estudiar las relaciones entre nivel educativo parental y sexismo. La muestra incluyó 1.455 adolescentes y sus padres (764 madres, 648 padres). Los resultados no mostraron diferencias en el estilo de socialización del padre con sus hijos e hijas, sin embargo, la madre utilizaba más un estilo autoritario con las hijas. El estilo de socialización parental no influyó mucho en el sexismo de sus hijos e hijas, aunque afectó más al de los hijos. El estilo del padre tuvo menor influencia que el de la madre en el sexismo de sus hijos, y no tuvo ninguna influencia en el sexismo de sus hijas. El estilo indulgente fue el que más se relacionó con un bajo nivel de sexismo. Además, se halló una correlación negativa entre nivel educativo parental y su nivel de sexismo, así como entre el nivel educativo maternal y el sexismo en sus hijas. En conclusión, el estilo indulgente y un alto nivel educativo maternal fomentan actitudes menos sexistas.

Keywords

sexismparental socializationadolescencesexismosocialización parentaladolescencia
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , July 2012 , pp. 592 - 603
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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