Internalization of patriarchal ideas and its psychological impact on women: A learned helplessness perspective
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2014
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UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
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The primary objective of this study is to explore the factors associated with endorsement of patriarchal beliefs. We investigated if education negatively impacts patriarchal beliefs system in men and women. Furthermore, the influence of the internalization and acceptance of patriarchal ideology on women’s self-esteem was studied. Self-report data was provided by two hundred participants recruited from University of Management and Technology, including students, teachers and staff-workers (aged >18), years of formal education, patriarchal beliefs, and self-esteem using Urdu translations of these psychometrically valid instruments: Self-Esteem scale (Rosenberg1965) and the Patriarchal Beliefs scale (Emery et al., 2013). As a result, there was a significantnegative correlation between the level of education and patriarchal ideology in both men and women (r = .038, p< .05). Moreover, there is a negative significant correlation between the patriarchal beliefs and self-esteem in women (r = .039, p< .05). Findings show that education protects against the maintenance of patriarchal ideology. In women, the endorsement of patriarchal beliefs is associated with a lower self-esteem and hence could be a risk factor for psychological distress in vulnerable population. Instilling feminist ideology may promote self-esteem and mental health in Pakistani women.
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Supervisor: Miss Haya Fatimah Haider
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BS Thesis, Patriarchal ideology, Education, Self-esteem