Sex Roles and Sex Differences in Adult Spatial Performance
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Genetic Psychology
- Vol. 150 (1), 93-100
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.1989.9914579
Abstract
Several studies have reported that many college students perform inaccurately on Piaget's water-level task and that this is more often true of women than men. In the present study, the relationships between academic interests, sex roles, and performance on Piaget's water-level task were investigated. College students (N = 194) completed a paper-and-pencil water-level task, the Self Directed Search (SDS; a career interest inventory), and the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Results indicated significant sex differences and that performance was associated with academic skills and interests measured by the SDS. Contrary to previous studies, masculine sex roles did not significantly contribute to the explained variance in water-level task performance.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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