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Gender, gender role, and drawing skill

J Sappington1, J Martin, E Smith

  • 1Department of Psychology, Augusta College, GA 30910, USA.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|February 1, 1996
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Male gender and masculinity predict better spatial reasoning, specifically in drawing ability. This study explored the relationship between gender, gender roles, and spatial skills in college students.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Biology

Background:

  • Spatial reasoning performance is linked to gender and gender roles.
  • Previous studies often analyze gender or gender role separately, not concurrently.
  • Existing spatial tasks may present gender-based availability or appeal biases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between gender, gender role, and spatial reasoning.
  • To address methodological limitations in prior research by examining both gender and gender role simultaneously.
  • To utilize drawing talent as a spatial task with equal availability and encouragement across genders.

Main Methods:

  • Administered personality assessments, including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), to 204 college students.

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  • Included three measures of gender role from the MMPI-2.
  • Assessed drawing talent as a spatial reasoning measure.

    • Main Results:

    • Male gender was a predictor of drawing skill.
    • Higher self-perceived masculinity within gender roles predicted greater drawing skill for both males and females.
    • Findings align with theories on fetal androgenization and behavioral outcomes.

    Conclusions:

    • Gender and gender role (masculinity) are significant predictors of spatial reasoning ability (drawing skill).
    • The study supports the hypothesis that fetal androgenization influences behavioral manifestations, including spatial abilities.
    • Drawing provides a valuable, gender-neutral measure for spatial reasoning research.