The present study investigated the attitudes of U.S. Army soldiers assigned to a Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations command and a combat division with regard to gender using the Attitudes Toward Women and Modern Sexism scales; and egalitarianism using the Social Dominance Orientation scale. Soldiers (N=335) responded to a 78-item questionnaire that assessed their endorsement of group equality ideals, and collected specific information about individual characteristics, military training and military experience. Multivariate regression analyses found gender and months of deployment to significantly predict gender attitudes, and gender and ethnicity significantly related to egalitarianism. At the bivariate level the study also found associations between age and service component on both measures. Gender attitudes and egalitarianism were also found to be significantly correlated. Exploratory analyses further revealed rank as a possible moderator of the relationship between gender attitudes and egalitarianism, and found gender identity to be a significant predictor of both as well. Limitations of the study as well as implications and direction for future research are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NCSU/oai:NCSU:etd-03272008-165520 |
| Date | 21 April 2008 |
| Creators | Ryan, Diane Michele |
| Contributors | Mary B. Wyer |
| Publisher | NCSU |
| Source Sets | North Carolina State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03272008-165520/ |
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