Abstract

The study assessed the reliability of the Spanish and English versions of the Schedule of Sexist Events General Form (SSE-G). The extent to which Spanish and English-speaking men and women differed in their responses on the SSE-G was investigated, as was the degree to which men and women differed in their report of psychiatric symptoms. Further, the extent to which the SSE-G predicted psychiatric symptomology for Spanish and English-speaking men and women was assessed, as was the extent to which sexism (i.e., gender-specific stress) accounted for additional variance in symptoms, above and beyond that accounted for by acculturation, language, and generic stressors. Three hundred and fifty-five Latino men and women from college campuses and the community completed the research materials in either English or Spanish. Results showed that men and women did differ in their report of sexist events, and that the subscales of the SSE-G predicted, and accounted for additional variance in, all participants’ anxious, depressive, and somatic symptoms.

LLU Discipline

Psychology

Department

Psychology

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Elizabeth A. Klonoff

Second Advisor

David Chavez

Third Advisor

Michael Goldstein

Fourth Advisor

Silvia J. Santos

Fifth Advisor

Janet Sonne

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degree Level

Ph.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2001

Date (Title Page)

6-2001

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Sexism; Psychotic Disorders -- diagnosis -- ethnology; Sex characteristics -- Hispanic American men; Sex characteristics -- Hispanic American women; Prejudice; Behavioral Symptoms; Psychotic Disorders -- symptoms

Type

Dissertation

Page Count

viii; 157

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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