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ONE EXPLANATION FOR THE SCARCITY OF WOMEN IN HIGH POLITICAL OFFICE IS SEXISM OF VOTERS. POSSIBLE SEXISM IN THE ATTITUDES OF 286 COLLEGE STUDENTS TOWARD WOMEN VERSUS MEN IN POLITICS WAS EXPLORED BY GIVING PARTICIPANTS A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING A HYPOTHETICAL MALE OR FEMALE POLITICIAN AND ASKING THEM TO RATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CANDIDATE ON FOUR "MASCULINE," FOUR "FEMININE," AND TWO "NEUTRAL" PRESIDENTAL TASKS. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE OF THE STUDENTS WERE TESTED BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 6, 1984 ELECTION, 157 AFTER. STUDENTS ALSO COMPLETED THREE PERSONALITY SCALES. THE MALE CANDIDATE WAS RATED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ON THE "MASCULINE" ITEMS, THE FEMALE HIGHER ON THE "FEMININE" ITEMS. SIGNIFICANT INTERACTIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN SEX OF CANDIDATE AND PARTICIPANTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN ON "MASCULINE" AND "FEMININE" TASKS. OVERALL LITTLE EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO SUPPORT SEXISM OF VOTERS AS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY WOMEN ARE NOT ELECTED TO HIGH POLITICAL OFFICES MORE OFTEN.

A survey was administered to 153 sixth through twelfth graders. It included items on videogame play plus self-esteem and aggression scales. Teachers also rated the children on self-esteem and aggression. Amount of videogame play correlated with aggression and not with self-esteem. About
4796 of the sample said some videogames might foster anger or aggression. Among other results was evidence that boys play videogames more than girls and are more aggressive than girls. Self-esteem and aggression were positively correlated on teacher ratings but negatively on self-ratings.