par Lamprianidou, Elli-Anastasia 
Référence Family Labor/atory, organized by Sophia – the Belgian Gender Studies Network (Brussels, Belgium)
Publication Non publié, 2024-10-12
Référence Family Labor/atory, organized by Sophia – the Belgian Gender Studies Network (Brussels, Belgium)
Publication Non publié, 2024-10-12
Communication à un colloque
| Résumé : | This contribution focuses on the interplay between gender essentialism and parenting. Gender essentialism proposes that men and women are biologically distinct and allegedly suited for different societal roles, including parental roles. In our first study, we investigated the relationship between parents' gender essentialist beliefs and their involvement in positive (parental responsiveness, autonomy support) and negative parental practices (overprotection, controlling parenting). Our sample included 1,260 Belgian heterosexual parents of adolescents. We found that both mothers' and fathers' endorsement of gender essentialist beliefs was linked to more negative parenting. Additionally, for fathers, these beliefs were associated with less positive parenting. Building on these results, our second study aims to examine the role of cultural context in the relationship between parents' gender essentialist beliefs and their parenting. This cross-cultural study will include ~5,500 parents of adolescents from 11 countries with varying gender ideologies. We will explore the interplay between parents’ gender essentialist beliefs and their parental practices (responsiveness, overprotection) in different cultural contexts, characterized by higher or lower gender (in)equality. |
