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Keywords
Self-esteem in women--United States; Wages--Women--United States; Families--Psychological aspects; Self-esteem in women; Wages--Women; United States;
Abstract
Several reasons for why the gender wage gap exists have been proposed. These include differences in education between men and women, differences in career paths, and bias against women in the workplace. Another potential explanation is that women simply expect to earn less than men do and they enter a job with lower pay expectations than men. This lower pay expectation may result in lower actual pay for women because they will be less likely to engage in pay seeking behaviors, such as asking for higher pay at hire and aggressively seeking raises than men. The present study was done to investigate the role that family dynamics have on women's pay expectations. Specifically, the study was done to examine the influence of parental involvement, socioeconomic status of the family, and presence of siblings on women's pay expectations. In addition, self-esteem, locus of control, and positive and negative affect were examined as potential mediators in the relationship between the three antecedents (parental involvement, socioeconomic status, presence of siblings) and the consequence (pay expectations). One-hundred-and-forty-six Caucasian women from an undergraduate Introductory to Psychology course filled out several questionnaires. As hypothesized, the results of the study indicate that the socioeconomic status of the families the women grew up in had a significant influence on their pay expectations. Parental involvement and presence of siblings were not found to significantly influence pay expectations. In addition, self esteem, locus of control, and positive and negative affect did not function as mediators.
Year of Submission
2001
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Michael Gasser
Second Advisor
Adam Butler
Third Advisor
Helen Harton
Date Original
2001
Object Description
1 PDF file (85 leaves)
Copyright
©2001 Kelly Kristine Fredericks
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fredericks, Kelly Kristine, "The Influence of Family Dynamics on Women’s Pay Expectations" (2001). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2667.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2667
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