The associations between gender role stress, media usage, and metacognition in emerging adults

This research explores the relationship between electronic media consumption and gender role stress and whether these relationships are dependent upon metacognitive abilities. Student participants (n = 238) between the ages of 18 and 25 from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga were recruited and completed self-report measures of both frequency and types of media usage, gender role stress, and metacognitive abilities. Results demonstrated that though there was no direct relationship between amount of media consumed and gender role stress, an interaction effect occurred between metacognitive abilities and amount of media consumed. Results indicated that individuals with lower metacognitive abilities who consumed more media had higher gender role stress. Findings from this study can inform future research directions, as well as policy and practice.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Robertson, Leslie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ferrier, David E.
• Black, Kristen Jennings, 1991-; Ozbek, Irene Nichols, 1947-
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Digital media -- Social aspects
• Metacognition
• Sex role -- Psychological aspects

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/646

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1815