Use of the sex variable in social psychological research
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Psychologist
- Vol. 11 (2) , 139-146
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067608255673
Abstract
In order to assess various aspects of the neglect of the sex variable in social psychological research, a 20% sample of empirical articles reported in six journals during 1961, 1966, 1971, and 1972, and all of the empirical articles in Basic Studies in Social Psychology (Proshansky and Seidenberg, 1965) were surveyed. The results of the journal survey indicate that in general concern with the sex variable has increased very little during the period surveyed. The only change that was noted was a decrease in the over‐representation of males in articles using samples of one sex. From the results of the Basic Studies survey it is apparent that the sex variable is neglected far more often in the so‐called “classic” studies than it is in recent journal articles.Keywords
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