This review summarizes recent findings (2000–2020) concerning media's contributions to
the development of gender stereotypes in children and adolescents. Content analyses …

The odds ratio (OR) for gender differences in major depression is 1.95, averaged meta-
analytically over all ages and nations. The gender difference appears by age 12, OR= 2.37 …

Drawing on 12 semi-structured interviews with Black, Latina, and white graduate women
who either continued or discontinued their STEM doctoral degrees, the present study …

The internalization of the Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema is associated with negative
psychological outcomes. However, not much is known about the mechanisms through which …

Racial discrimination has been linked to allostatic load (ie, cumulative biological stress)
among African American women. However, limited attention has been given to psychosocial …

Previous research offers equivocal results regarding the effect of social networking site use
on individuals' self-esteem. We conduct a systematic literature review to examine the …

Communication on Twitter surrounding violence against women often occurs through the
use of “hashtags” that allow users to engage in shared discourse. The present study …

Black girls are socialized to be “strong” under the premise that strength will serve as a
means of psychological resistance to oppression prevalent within American society …

The Strong Black Woman Schema (SBWS) is a cultural expectation for Black women to
unfailingly display signs of strength and caretaker qualities, while suppressing their …

Although most sexting among adolescents occurs in the context of a dating relationship, less
is known about adolescents' motivations to sext and the emotional experience of sexting …