OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sex Roles is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Feminist Beliefs, Not Gender Equality Primes, Shape Self-Reported Partner Preferences	80
Author Correction: “I Think Most of Society Hates Us”: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of Interviews with Incels	64
Mind the Gap: Gender, Racial, and Educational Differences in American Gender Attitudes from 1977 to 2018	39
“There’s No Sewing Classes, There’s No Bedazzling Seminars”: The Impact of Masculinity on Social Connectedness and Mental Health for Men Living in Inner-Regional Australia	38
The Gendered Resource Dilution: Sibling Structure, Parental Non-Monetary Investment, and Child Housework Labor in China	38
Unmarried Black Women’s Sexual Socialization: The Role of Dating, Motherhood, and Intimate Partner Violence Across Media Types	36
“Even Here”: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Gender Bias Incidents at a Selective Liberal Arts College	30
“Sport Belongs to Everyone… But Not During Pregnancy”: Views of Finnish Sport Stakeholders on Pregnancy in Sport	29
Benevolent Sexism in the Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP): A Case Study of Texas House Bill 2	28
Tech-Savvy Men and Caring Women: Middle School Students’ Gender Stereotypes Predict Interest in Tech-Education	26
Associations Between Women’s and Men’s Conformity to Gender Norms and Bystander Intervention to Disrupt Sexual Assault	26
Who is Responsible for Remembering? Everyday Prospective Memory Demands in Parenthood	25
Orgasm Frequency Predicts Desire and Expectation for Orgasm: Assessing the Orgasm Gap within Mixed-Sex Couples	25
Effectiveness of Interventions for Transgender Prejudice Reduction: A Meta-Analysis	24
Motor Skill Learning in Iranian Girls: Effects of a Relatively Long Induction of Gender Stereotypes	18
Development and Validation of the Ambivalent Homoprejudice Toward Lesbian Women at Work Scale	17
Gender, Self-Stereotyping, and Life Goals Predict Career Interest in Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey	17
“It Wasn’t Meant for Gays”: Lesbian Women’s and Gay Men’s Reactions to the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory	16
Sociocultural Messages about Gender Dysphoria (Dis)Align with the Lived Experiences of Trans and Nonbinary Individuals: A Qualitative Study	15
Correction to: Children’s Evaluations of Gender Non-Conforming Peers	15
Cloaked in Kindness: Bystander Responses to Witnessed Benevolent and Hostile Sexism	13
Masculinity and Condom Use: Using a Rejection Sensitivity Framework to Understand Women’s Condom Negotiation in Mixed-Gender Sexual Encounters	13
“A Fire in my Belly:” Conceptualizing U.S. Women’s Experiences of “Mom Rage”	13
Perceptions of Trans Dating and Romantic Partners: The Role of Gender and Transphobia	13
The Precarity of Progress: Implications of a Shifting Gendered Division of Labor for Relationships and Well-Being as a Function of Country-Level Gender Equality	13

Men’s Help-Seeking Willingness and Disclosure of Depression: Experimental Evidence for the Role of Pluralistic Ignorance	13
Masculinity and Muscle Dysmorphia in Mixed Gender Canadian Youth	13
Achieving Equality or Persisting Inequality: Effects of Framing of Equality on Attitudes Toward Women and Gender Equality Through Identity Threat and Cognitive Unfreezing	12
An Adapted Sociocultural Model of Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating Among Midlife Men	12
Gender Confirmation Work, Rest, and Symbolic Boundaries in (Trans)Gender Support Groups	12
Gendered Division of Digital Labor in Parenting: A Qualitative Study in Urban China	12
Diverse Gender Identity Development: A Qualitative Synthesis and Development of a New Contemporary Framework	12
Exploratory Analysis of the Role of Transnormativity in the Association Between Gender Dysphoria and Psychological Distress	12
Transgender Knowledge Mediates U.S. Political Differences in Prejudice and Support for Trans-inclusive Policies	12
Correction to: An Adapted Sociocultural Model of Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating among Midlife Men	11
The Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Computer Science Faculty’s Turnover Intentions: The Role of Gender	11
Like Parent, like Child: General and Specific Associations Between Parents’ and Children’s Binary Gender Identity in a Gender Egalitarian Context	11
Assault Typologies of College Rape Victims: A Mixed Methods Investigation	11
Career Identities and Gender-STEM Stereotypes: When and Why Implicit Gender-STEM Associations Emerge and How They Affect Women’s College Major Choice	11
Gender Differences in the Work and Home Spheres for Teachers, and Longitudinal Associations with Depressive Symptoms in a Swedish Cohort	10
Identifying Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Patterns and Co-occurrence of Post-Breakup Stalking Among South Korean Men	10
Collective Action on Behalf of Women: Testing the Conceptual Distinction Between Traditional Collective Action and Small Acts in College Women	10
The Contribution of Gender Equality to the Coexistence of Progressive Abortion and Sexual Orientation Laws	10
The Gendered Influence of Cross-Gender Friends on the Development of Adolescents’ Gender Role Attitudes	10
Comparison, Competition, and Consumption: The 3Cs of Contemporary Motherhood in the Context of Children’s Education	10
Traditionally and Narrowly Defined: Gender Portrayals in Television Programming Targeting Babies and Toddlers	9
“A Recipe for Disaster?”: Female-Breadwinner Relationships Threaten Heterosexual Scripts	9
Caring or Competent? Apparent Prioritization of Childcare Over Work Affects Evaluations and Stereotyping of Fathers	9
Explaining Societal Shifts in Victim Blaming and Perpetrator Culpability for Sexual Violence: Evidence From the #MeToo Era	9
Male Victimhood Ideology Among Korean Men: Is It Economic Hardship or Perceived Status Decline?	9
It Takes Two to Tango: Links Between Traditional Beliefs About both Men’s and Women’s Gender Roles and Comfort Initiating Sex and Comfort Refusing Sex	9
Riot Like a Girl? Gender-Stereotypical Associations Boost Support for Feminist Online Campaigns	9
In Their Footsteps or Shadow? Gender Differences in Choosing a STEM Major as a Function of Sibling Configuration and Older Sibling’s Gender and Math Ability	9
Cisgender Women Underestimate Support for the Inclusion of Transgender Women in the Group ‘Women’: An Investigation of Norm Misperceptions	9
Strong Hero or Violent Playboy? Portrayals of Masculinity in Children’s Animated Movies	8
Too Tired to Lean In? Sleep Quality Impacts Women’s Daily Intentions to Pursue Workplace Status	8
Perceptions of Parental Responses to Gender Stereotype Violations in Children	8
Changes in Sexual, Romantic, and Gender Identities Across the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study	8
The “Princess Syndrome”: An Examination of Gender Harassment on a Male-Majority University Campus	8
Correction to: Raising Resilient Black Women: A Study of Superwoman Mothering and Strength as a Form of Gendered Racial Socialization in Black Mother-Daughter Relationships	8
Spatial Skills and Self-Perceived Masculinity: Considering College Major STEM-ness, Directionality, and Gender	8
Identifying Pathways to the Incel Community and Where to Intervene: A Qualitative Study with Former Incels	8
“When It Fits Wrong, I’m So Self-Conscious I Want to Die!”: Women’s Experiences Wearing Plus-Size Exercise Clothing	8
Fiber Arts Require Spatial Skills: How a Stereotypically Feminine Practice Can Help Us Understand Spatial Skills and Improve Spatial Learning	8
Navigating Abortion Stigma: Abortion Identity Centrality, Stigma Management Strategies, and Psychological Outcomes	8
The Sexual Objectification Experiences of Non-Binary People: Embodied Impacts and Acts of Resistance	7
The Sex-Based Harassment Inventory: A Gender Status Threat Measure of Sex-Based Harassment Intentions	7
Revealing Gender Double Standards in the Parenthood Norm Depends on Question Order	7
The Unbearable Weight of Gender Inequalities: Development and Validation of the Social Treatment and Experiences of Women (STEW) Scale	7
Implicit and Explicit Sexist Attitudes Towards Women Drivers	7
Women’s Engagement in Political Discussion on Twitter: The Role of Gender Salience, Resources, and Race/Ethnicity	7
People Overestimate Backlash Against Helpers Who Violate Gender Stereotypes: Experimental Examination of a Prosociality Paradox	7
Do Images Speak Louder Than Words? Effects of Body Positive and Fitspiration Quotes and Images on State Body Image in Women and Men	7
Unmasking Street Harassment in Spain: Prevalence, Psychological Impact, and the Role of Sexism in Women’s Experiences	7
My Body, My Choice? Examining the Distinct Profiles Underlying Attitudes Toward Abortion and COVID-19 Mandates	7

Nonverbal Gendered Cues as Accurate Signals of Sexual Orientation	7
Workplace Experiences of Muslim Women in STEM in Canada: An Intersectional Qualitative Analysis	7
Beyond the Barbell: Women in Strength-Based Sports and the Reshaping of Gender Norms	7
Do Virtual Environments Close the Gender Gap in Participation in Question-and-Answer Sessions at Academic Conferences? In Search of Moderation by Conference Format	7
Instrumentality Gives Girls the Edge: Gender-Differential Relations Between Instrumentality, Achievement Motivation, and Self-Esteem	6
Accounting for First-Time Motherhood at Advanced Maternal Age: Risk, Temporality, and the Preservation of Stratified Reproduction	6
Alcohol Use and Hostility Toward Women: Individual and Perceived Peer Attitudes Shape College Men's Consent Behavior	6
“It Literally Makes Me Feel Harder to Kill”: A Qualitative Study of the Perceived Benefits of Recreational Martial Arts Practice Among Women Sexual Assault Survivors	6
Is Online Disinhibition Related to Cyberdating Abuse Perpetration through Moral Disengagement? The Moderating Role of Gender, Sexism, and Cybervictimization	6
Mean Girls in Disguise? Associations Between Vulnerable Narcissism and Perpetration of Bullying Among Women	6
Is Marriage Associated With Decreases or Increases in Sexism?	6
Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism	6
Flourishing in a Binary World: The Creation of Transgender Alternative Narratives	6
Testing an Integrated Biopsychosocial Model of Adolescent Girls’ Body Shame: Considering the Role of Pubertal Development	6
Bisexual Women’s Meaning Making of Same-Sex Performativity: Orientation Towards a Heteropatriarchal Context	6
Same Place, Different Worlds: An Emergent Fit Analysis of the Experiences of Iranian Trans Women and Trans Men	6
Humorous Responses to Gender Injustice: The Contrasting Effects of Efficacy and Emotions on Women’s Collective Action Intentions	5
Shifting Standards of Sexuality: An Intersectional Account of Men’s Objectification of Black and White Women	5
Appearance Satisfaction Among Adolescent Girls in Australia, China, India, and Iran: The Role of Perceived Actual-Ideal Discrepancies in Facial and Bodily Attributes	5
A Critical Review of Measures of Gender Equitable Attitudes: Recommendations for Conceptualization and Future Assessment	5
A Qualitative Analysis of the Fertility Experience and Gender Identity in Young Women Following Hysterectomy for Benign Disease	5
Acknowledging that Men are Moral and Harmed by Gender Stereotypes Increases Men’s Willingness to Engage in Collective Action on Behalf of Women	5
Gender Categorization and Stereotypes Beyond the Binary	5
Devaluation of Women’s Sexual Pleasure: Role of Relationship Context and Endorsement of the Madonna-Whore Dichotomy	5
Macho or Nerd: Perceptions of Masculinity, Social Environment, and Science Capital Utilization Among Adolescent STEM Students	5
Fleshing Out the Ways Masculinity Threat and Traditional Masculinity Ideology Relate to Meat-Eating and Environmental Attitudes in Australian Men	5
Dangerous Motivations: Understanding How Marginalization Relates to Benevolent Sexism Through Threat Perceptions	5
Media Portrayals of Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Comparative Analysis of News Headlines Across Europe	5
Cultural Beliefs About Manhood Predict Anti-LGBTQ+ Attitudes and Policies	5
Do Scales Measuring Sexist Attitudes have Equivalent Meaning for Sexual Minorities and Majorities?	5
Effects of Minority Stress on Group Identification and Collective Action among Sexual Minorities: A Longitudinal Test of the Rejection-Identification Model	5
Doing and Redoing Emphasized Femininity: How Women Use Emotion Work to Manage Competing Expectations in College Hookup Culture	5
Feminism, Femininity, and Negative Embodiment: A Contemporary Meta-Analytic Test	5
Effects of Gender-Fair Language on the Cognitive Representation of Women in Stereotypically Masculine Occupations and Occupational Self-Efficacy Among Primary School Girls and Boys	5
Correction to: Strategic Masculine Disinvestment: Understanding Contemporary Transformations of Masculinity and Their Psychosocial Implications	5
Understanding Occupational Gender Segregation Through Students’ Program Choices and Career Interests	5
Prevalence and Motivations for Technology-facilitated Gender- and Sexuality-based Violence Among Adults: A Mixed-methods Study	5
Gendered Social Media Content Among Adolescent Boys and Girls: Findings From a Data Donation Linkage Study on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat	5
Outperformance-Related Discomfort: Another Factor in Women’s Under-Representation in STEM?	5
Sexist Attitudes, Relationship Conflict and Satisfaction in Heterosexual Couples, and Men’s and Women’s Wellbeing	5
Like Father, Like Son: Empirical Insights into the Intergenerational Continuity of Masculinity Ideology	5
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Investigating Adolescent Body Hair Attitudes, Satisfaction, and Removal Practices	5
Picturing Sexual Agency: A Visual Content Analysis of Adults’ Sexual Stereotypes of Young Women	5
Blame of Rape Victims and Perpetrators in China: The Role of Gender, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Situational Factors	5
Testing the Internal Consent Scale for Measurement Invariance Across Women and Men	5