Female Psychology Research Articles

Author gender differences in psychology citation impact 1996-2018.

Academic psychology in the USA is a gender success story in terms of overturning its early male dominance but there are still relatively few senior female psychology researchers. To assess whether there are gender differences in citation impact that might help to explain either of these trends, this study investigates psychology articles since 1996. Seven out of eight Scopus psychology categories had a majority of female first-authored journal articles by 2018. From regression analyses of first and last author gender and team size, female first authors associate with a slightly higher average citation impact, but extra authors have a 10 times stronger association with higher average citation impact. Last author gender has little association with citation impact. Female first authors are more likely to be in larger teams and if team size is attributed to the first author's work, then their apparent influence of female first authors on citation impact doubles. While gender differences in average citation impact are too small to account for gender-related trends in academic psychology, they warn that male-dominated citation-based ranking lists of psychologists do not reflect the state of psychology research today.

Feminist Storytelling: Representing the Stories of Diverse Women in Psychology

In this special issue, we utilize feminist storytelling to highlight the experiences of diverse female psychologists. While women comprise most of the field, nonwhite women are notably underrepresented. To capture their unique accounts, 12 contributors shared their professional experiences, from which we generate recommendations on how to diversify psychology to include women of color and other underrepresented groups. This introduction frames the goals of the special issue to discuss feminist storytelling, feminism, power, authenticity, and mentorship. By including the voices of women representing a wide spectrum of identities, we hope to capture a unique blend of accounts otherwise untold.

Особливості прояву особистісних якостей спортсменів різної статі у футболі

Вступ. Для якісного управління підготовкою важливо враховувати не лише анатомічні, соматичні, фізіологічні, біохімічні, вікові відмінності чоловіків та жінок, а й різницю чоловічої й жіночої психології. Мета дослідження ― визначення особистісних особливостей кваліфікованих спортсменів у футболі залежно від їх статі. Методи та організація – теоретичний аналіз науково-методичної літератури, матеріалів мережі Інтернет, методи психологічної діагностики, математичної статистики. У дослідженні брали участь кваліфіковані спортсмени (16 чоловіків однієї з футбольних команд Вищої ліги; 23 жінки зі складу збірної команди України з футболу). Результати. Установлено гендерні відмінності особистісних якостей кваліфі- кованих футболістів, детерміновані вродженими гендерними особливостями: перевага в чоловіків нейрони- намічної властивості гальмування, а в жінок – збудження; показника екстравертованості (20,7 – жінки, 15,6 – чоловіки) та нейротизму (19,4 – жінки, 10,6 – чоловіки); показника ефективності роботи на увагу у футболісток (692,4) і 627,4 у чоловіків; у кваліфікованих футболісток-жінок виявлено вищий рівень мотивації, спрямованої на досягнення успіху; рівень мотивації, спрямованої на уникнення невдачі в спортсменів-чоловіків 15,4; 13,4 – жінки. 48 % футболісток і 56 % футболістів мають порушення актуального психофізіологічного стану спортсмена через різні причини – від труднощів щодо перенесення навантаження, необхідності застосування вольових зусиль для виконання запланованих тренувальних завдань (13 % – жінки; 19 % – чоловіки) до нагальної необхідності відновлення систем організму спортсмена, спрямованості на самозбереження, зниження активної тренувальної діяльності, потреба відпочинку, накопичення енергетичних запасів, посилення анаболічних, асиміляторних процесів (35 % – жінки; 37 % – чоловіки). Висновки. Спортивна діяльність у футболі диктує свої вимоги до наявності, необхідного рівня сформованості й ступеня вираженості певної професійно значущої особистісної властивості особистості кваліфікованого спортсмена/спортсменки, що вимагає певного рівня особистісної готовності кваліфікованих футболістів/ футболісток на етапі збереження спортивних досягнень.

CorrespondenceAn open letter to UK clinical psychology training course directors and Committee of Trainers in Clinical Psychology, from the Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesRe: Open letter to UK clinical psychology training course directors and committee of trainers in clinical psychologyRe: Editorial on nature and neoliberalism (Forum 319, July 2019)Re: Editorial on personal therapy (Forum 316,

CorrespondenceAn open letter to UK clinical psychology training course directors and Committee of Trainers in Clinical Psychology, from the Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesRe: Open letter to UK clinical psychology training course directors and committee of trainers in clinical psychologyRe: Editorial on nature and neoliberalism (Forum 319, July 2019)Re: Editorial on personal therapy (Forum 316,

The Attitudes of Therapists and Physicians on the Use of Sex Robots in Sexual Therapy: Online Survey and Interview Study.

BackgroundVarious types of robots have already been successfully used in medical care, and the use of new technologies is also playing an increasing role in the area of sexuality. Sex robots are marketed as advanced sex toys and sex dolls with artificial intelligence. Only a few considerations about the therapeutic use of sex robots in sexual therapy are debated in expert discussions.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to conduct a first exploratory survey on the attitudes of sex therapists and physicians toward the therapeutic benefits of sex robots.MethodsThis study comprised a quantitative online survey and a qualitative interview study. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to survey the general attitudes of sex therapists and physicians regarding the benefits of sex robots in therapy. The qualitative study was designed to gain in-depth insight into the participants’ beliefs and attitudes. Therefore, semistructured interviews were conducted. The quantitative data were evaluated by statistical analysis, and the interviews were transcribed and analyzed by using a grounded theory approach.ResultsA total of 72 sex therapists and physicians completed our self-constructed questionnaire (response rate 15%, 72/480). Only a few respondents (11%, 8/72) said that the use of sex robots was not conceivable for them, and almost half of all therapists and physicians could imagine recommending sex robots in therapy (45%, 33/72). The attitude toward sex robots as a therapeutic tool was very heterogeneous, with gender (P=.006), age (P=.03), and occupational differences (P=.05); female therapists, older therapists, and psychologists (in contrast to physicians) were more critical toward the therapeutic use of sex robots. The analysis of the 5 interviews identified 3 high-level core themes that were representative of the participants’ responses: (1) the importance of the personal definition of sex robots for the assessment of their therapeutic benefits, (2) therapeutic benefits and dangers of sex robots, and (3) considerations on the quality of human-robot sexuality. Initial insights into the possible therapeutic use of sex robots in different disorders (eg, sexual dysfunction or pedophilia) and situations were gained from the perspective of sex therapists.ConclusionsThe results of this study provide a first overview of the potential therapeutic use of sex robots. Moral, ethical, and treatment-related issues in this context are still unresolved and need to be further researched. We suggest integrating the topic into the training of sex therapists to form opinions beyond media images and to show therapy possibilities. Scientists engaged in sexual research should be involved in the development of sex robots to design robots with positive effects on sexual education, sexual therapy, sexual counseling, and sexual well-being for interested groups.

Comparison of the Relationship Between Death Anxiety and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Among Norwegian and Turkish Female Psychology Students.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between death anxiety and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Norwegian and Turkish female psychology students. For this purpose, 304 participants were recruited, of whom 127 were Norwegian and 177 were Turkish. Participants' ages ranged from 18 to 35 years. The Beck Depression Inventory, the trait anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Death Anxiety Scale were used to examine these relationships. The findings showed that death anxiety was significantly related to depressive and anxiety symptoms in both countries. Furthermore, Turkish participants scored higher on both death anxiety and depressive and anxiety symptoms than their Norwegian counterparts. The findings encourage researchers to focus more on the relationship between death anxiety and depressive and anxiety symptoms in a cross-cultural frame.

The relationship between clients' preferences of therapists' sex and mental health support seeking: An exploratory study

ObjectiveIn Australia, the number of female psychologists is significantly larger than that of male psychologists. Due to gaps in the literature, it is difficult to establish whether such discrepancies affect mental health support seeking. The present study investigated the preferences of Australian respondents for the sex of a potential therapist and whether the accommodation of such preferences affects mental health support seeking.MethodThe study employed a mixed design online survey analysed using multiple linear and multinomial logistic regressions and used a convenience sample of N = 456 Australian participants recruited via social media. Demographics, preferences for therapists' sex, problem type, and likelihood to seek help if preferences for therapists' sex were accommodated or not were collected via an online questionnaire. Analyses included tests for group differences and regressions.ResultsMale respondents reported lower baseline likelihood to seek mental health support than female respondents. A main effect of sex of respondent on preferences for therapists' sex was found, but no main effect of problem type on preferences for therapists' sex was evident. Finally, accommodating preferences for therapists' sex was a significant predictor of mental health support seeking.ConclusionIt is prudent to encourage the monitoring and accommodation of clients' preferences of therapists' sex. Additionally, more males could be encouraged to enter the mental health professions. The results of the current study may inform education and health policy. Future research could further explore the effects of occupation and problem type on preferences for therapists' sex and help‐seeking.

Cognitive-Behavioural Clinical Psychologists in Training of Personal and Professional Development By Means Of Expressive Arts Activities Manifest Repetitive Flows of Conditioned Negative Automatic Thoughts

Do cognitive-behavioural clinical psychologists in training manifest the flowing of freshening up automatic thoughts or just repetitive streams of maladaptive thoughts? Three female cognitive-behavioural clinical psychologists in training took part in the eight sessions of training of personal and professional development. Each session comprised an individual activity of expressive arts and a written report on one’s unique mental experience with the activity. Qualitative data obtained from differing sources (Written Reports of Reflection and The Three Columns Thought Records) were triangulated in search of convergence and systematically confirmed the theory that thought is brought into existence from one’s past knowledge known that recapitulates itself. Cognitive-behavioural clinical psychologists in training did not manifest streams of pleasantly new or different automatic thoughts, but just old conditioned flows of thoughts of incompetence, amateurish and recollections of the past, so nothing new, novel, or refreshing.

PERCEPÇÃO DA IMAGEM CORPORAL E COMPORTAMENTO ALIMENTAR: ESTUDO COM ACADÊMICOS DE CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO

The concept of corporal image includes how own body, taking into account their constituent parts, as well as the feelings related the those characteristics. The entrance in academica life provokes alterations in the feeding behavior, and the exposition to the new social environment they can bring as consequence an increase in dissatisfaction. Objective: To investigate the satisfaction with the body image and eating behavior of academics at a university center. Methods: For data collection, the following instruments were used. The evaluation was performed with anthropometric measurements, as size and weight measurements. In order to diagnose the nutritional status, the body mass index was used. In order to evaluate the study variables; we used the Body Checking questionnaires Questionnaire. Male Body Checking Questionnaire, Body Shape Questionnaire and EAT-26. Results: According to the Body Mass Index, the female gender had a higher rate of adequacy (70.4%), in relation to the masculine (58,9%). The EAT-26 questionnaire showed that 85% of male engineering students presented risk for Feeding Disorders, in relation to the female psychology (89.8%). Conclusion: In terms of feeding behavior, the women scored higher than men, which suggests a higher susceptibility to Feeding Disorders development in men.

Comparative analysis of the leading motives of students of various specialties from a position of compliance with professional competences

The goal of this study is to compare the leading motives of different training fields' students who are professional athletes and are not. The main method of research is the method of colour metaphors by Igor' Solomin. There were 50 subjects of the experiment from the Department of Physical education and sports and 42 subjects of the Department of Social Sciences of Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University (their mean age was 21 years old). We have found that young males have significantly more leading motives compared to young females, regardless of vocational orientation. The leading motives of athletes, regardless of sex, are the motivation for success and sports activities. Significant motives of psychology students, regardless of sex, included the motive of understanding their actual “I” and the motive of self-development. Female psychology students have priority motives for interpersonal communication and enjoyment. However, males have priority motives for interpersonal communication, solving topical problems, motives of independence and obligation, motive of self-development, as well as motives for career growth and material well-being.

Hubungan Tipe Kepribadian Dengan Penyesuaian Diri Mahasiswa Perantau di Universitas Tarumanagara Jakarta

This study aims to look at the relationship between personality types and self-adjustment of migrant students in Universitas Tarumanagara. Personality defined as a pattern of unique characteristics and relatively permanent traits, which are individuality and consistency in an individual’s behavior. Self-adjustment can be said as the changes which made to the environment as an effort to fit with the individual. The design of this study is quantitative, non-experimental to see whether there is a personality relationship to the adjustment of migrant psychology students at Tarumanagara University. The number of research subjects was 62 students consisting of 12 male and 50 female psychology students at Tarumanagara University who were all overseas students from various regions in Indonesia. These participants filled in the Big 5 Personality questionnaire. This reseach aimed at finding the personality tendency that supports the migrant students to get adjusted easier in the new living environment. Findings indicate that both ‘agreeableness’ and ‘conscientiousness’ aspects of the Big 5 Personality have greater contribution on individual’s self-adjustment than the other three aspects. In other words, individuals who are more ‘agreeable’ and ‘conscientious’, tend to have better ability to adjust socially and emotionally. Personality aspects play a role in the situation which shows the success of students to adjust to the environment.

FEMALE PSYCHOLOGY AND THE TYPOLOGY OF FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE VIEW OF V. BRUSOV

This article deals with female characters in V. Brusov’s short prose works. The author studies in detail three types of female images, as well as their relations and differences. The analysis explains the evolution of female psychology in both historical and cultural aspects, revealing the artistic methods of V. Brusov, who is not only a writer, but also a psychologist.

Hubungan antara Electronic Word of Mouth dan Hedonic Shopping Motivation dengan Perilaku Konsumtif terhadap Produk Make Up pada Mahasiswi Psikologi Universitas Sebelas Maret

The make up trends encourage female university students to buy the latest makeup products without considering their actual needs.Along with the addtion of electronic word of mouth and hedonic shopping motivation that could trap them into consumptive behavior This study aims to identify: 1) relation between electronic word of mouth and hedonic shopping motivation with consumptive behavior towards makeup products, 2) relation between electronic word of mouth with consumptive behavior towards makeup products, 3) relation between hedonic shopping motivation with consumptive behavior towards makeup products. This research was conducted on 61 female psychology majors of Sebelas Maret University, selected by using simple random sampling method. The research instruments consisted of: consumptive behavior scale, electronic word of mouth scale, and hedonic shopping motivation scale. Data analysis used multiple regression analysis technique. Result shows the score of F 17,834 > Ftable 3,156; p=0,000 (p<0,05); R=0,617, which means that there is a significant, positive correlation between electronic word of mouth and hedonic shopping motivation with consumptive behavior toward makeup products. Partially, there is a significant, positive correlation between electronic word of mouth with consumptive behavior toward makeup products (rx|y= 0,488; p=0,000 < 0,05) and also between hedonic shopping motivation with consumptive behavior toward makeup products hedonic shopping motivation with consumptive behavior toward makeup products.In this research, R2 score is 0,381, which shows that both electronic word of mouth and hedonic shopping motivation give effective contribution of 38,1% to consumptive behavior toward makeup products Keywords: consumptive behavior, electronic word of mouth, hedonic shopping motivation

Sexual and Gender Diversity in Clinical Practice in Psychology

Abstract Clinical psychologists should foster the health promotion for people affected by prejudice and discrimination. This study aimed to investigate how issues of sexual and gender diversity appear and are experienced by professionals of clinical practice in Psychology. Participants in this qualitative and exploratory study were 14 female psychologists (aged between 24 and 60 years old) living in five cities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. Three focus groups were performed and the dialogues were submitted to thematic analysis. It was noted that clinical practices of depathologization were motivated by: belief in a psychosocial nature about diversity, concern with stereotypes and inadequate language, clinical training via knowledge based on depathologization and interpersonal contact with LGBT people. On the other hand, pathological practices are motivated by: belief in a biological, psychological, religious or ethical-moral nature about diversity, non-observance of stereotypes and inappropriate language reproduction, clinical training via pathological knowledge (explicit and implicit), silencing, and none or little interpersonal contact with LGBT people.

Looking Forward: The Effect of the Best-Possible-Self Intervention on Thriving Through Relative Intrinsic Goal Pursuits

How do positive interventions work? We hypothesized that an increase in the importance individuals place on intrinsic rather than extrinsic goal pursuits (relative intrinsic goal pursuits; RIGP) explains the effectiveness of the best possible self (BPS) intervention. We randomized 128 mainly female psychology undergraduates to perform either the BPS intervention or a daily activities control. We assessed thriving (comprehensive inventory of thriving) and RIGP (Aspiration Index) before, immediately after, and 2 weeks after the intervention. Results from a cross-lagged panel design path analysis indicate that the BPS intervention effectively increased thriving (r = .11, p = .010). However, RIGP do not mediate the intervention effect (95% CI [− 0.01, 0.01]). Our results challenge predictions derived from self-determination theory. We suggest that future studies test goal ambivalence as a mediator.

Virgo to Virago: Medea in the Silver Age

Virgo to Virago: Medea in the Silver Age

The effects of gender, personal trauma history and memory continuity on the believability of child sexual abuse disclosure among psychologists

Gender, a personal history of trauma and attitudes towards continuous vs recovered memories of abuse significantly impact the believability of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) disclosures in community samples. Yet, whether these variables influence the believability of CSA disclosure and subsequent clinical decisions made by practicing psychologists is underexplored. A vignette of trauma disclosure from a hypothetical adult client was presented via an online survey to 292 registered psychologists. Participants rated the believability of the disclosure, answered an open-ended item regarding treatment planning, and completed the Brief Betrayal Trauma Survey to measure personal trauma history. Results indicated that female psychologists believed disclosures significantly more than male psychologists and that disclosures comprised of continuous memories were believed more than recently recovered memories. A significant interaction between gender and personal trauma history was also revealed. Female psychologists believed disclosures regardless of their personal trauma history, while male psychologists with a personal history of trauma believed disclosures significantly more than male psychologists without personal trauma history. Reported believability of the disclosure, while unrelated to treatment planning, was associated with a reported intention to validate the client’s experience. The results support that, similar to community samples, gender and a personal trauma history impact psychologist believability of CSA disclosure. The research further supports that psychologist level of belief then translates into clinical implications.

"Assault-related shame mediates the association between negative social reactions to disclosure of sexual assault and psychological distress": Correction to Decou et al. (2017).

Participants were 207 female psychology undergraduates who reported past history of completed or attempted sexual assault and had disclosed the assault to at least 1 other person. Participants completed self-report measures of social reactions to sexual assault disclosure, assault-related shame, and symptoms of psychopathology. Participants reported significant histories of attempted or completed sexual assault and indicated clinically significant symptoms of depression and subthreshold symptoms of PTSD and global distress, on average. Evaluation of structural models confirmed the hypothesized indirect effect of negative social reactions to sexual assault disclosure upon symptoms of PTSD (z = 5.85, p < .001), depression (z = 4.56, p < .001), and global distress (z = 4.82, p < .001) via assault-related shame. These findings offer new insight concerning the intervening role of assault-related shame and highlight the importance of shame as a target for therapeutic intervention. This study suggests the need for future research concerning the role of shame in the etiology of PTSD and process of disclosure among survivors of attempted or completed sexual assault. (PsycINFO Database Record

Achieved Eminence in 80 Female Psychologists: Family, Marriage, Children, Education, Career, and Contributions

Although a large body of empirical research has shed considerable light on the attainment of eminence in psychology, this literature has focused almost exclusively on samples of eminent males. Yet there is sufficient reason to expect that eminent female psychologists do not neces- sarily follow the same life and career pathways as do eminent male psychologists. To help rem- edy this deficiency, the current historiometric study concentrates on a sample of 80 eminent female psychologists born between 1847 and 1950. After obtaining three reliable eminence measures, variables were defined with respect to family background (parental occupations and sibling configurations), marriage and children (including divorce), education and career devel- opment (especially the attainment of higher degrees and full professorships), and professional contributions (to 20 different specialty areas). Even after controlling for potential artifacts due to year of birth and reference source, statistically and substantively significant correlations were found in all four sets of variables. Even though the pattern of findings sometimes closely paral- leled what was found for eminent male psychologists, other times the results strongly diverged. Because these divergences most likely reflected traditional gender roles and gender-biased pol- icies, female and male routes to eminence should progressively converge over time, if they have not done so already. Finally, some findings based on this all-female sample deserve empirical examination in comparable male samples.

Female Psychology in August Strindberg’s The Stronger

This research aimed to offer interpretations of August Strindberg’s The Stronger through the lens of female psychology. The Stronger is unique as it seemed very simple yet so intense and powerful with layers of interpretations. Written during 1888-1889, The Stronger, which only had two characters and only one speaking character, had become one of Strindberg’s shortest yet important plays during his career. The female psychology approach used in the analysis would cover the discussion of gender role, women’s self-esteem, competition for males, women’s friendships, ego style, and female psychology. It was an interdisciplinary research that combined structuralist, historical, biographical, and feminist approach to gain a better interpretation on the play. By referring to three different sources on the concept of female psychology, the analysis offered different and interesting interpretations on the nature and dynamics of the two female characters’ relationship. The Stronger has shown an enigmatic attraction in Strindberg’s authorship in which the readers could see the co-existence, collision, conflict, and merge of different paradigms concerning sex, gender, and sexuality.