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Boisnier, Alicia D.

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“…Researchers have emphasized the need to take into account individuals’ ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds when formulating models of feminist identity (e.g., Boisnier 2003; Henley et al 1998; Moradi et al 2002; Robnett et al 2011). Accordingly, we tested whether ethnic-minority status (controlling for parents’ education) moderated any of the hypothesized effects on feminist self-identification.…”

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“…Feminism is a complex construct that involves multiple definitions and corresponding identities (see Aronson 2003; Henley et al 1998). The kinds of factors that lead women to identify as radical feminists, liberal feminists, cultural feminists, or womanists may vary (e.g., Boisnier 2003; Nelson et al 2008; Robnett et al 2011). This point is also pertinent when considering the intersection between gender and race/ethnicity because many women of color may be more likely to identify as womanists and to disidentify as feminists (Aronson 2003; Harnois 2005; Myaskovsky and Wittig 1997).…”

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College Women’s Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism

Leaper

Arias

2011

Sex Roles

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This study examined components of women’s feminist identity and possible relations to their reported coping responses to sexism. A sample of 169 undergraduate women (M = 19.4 y, SD = 1.2) from diverse ethnic backgrounds completed surveys assessing their experiences and gender-related views. The first set of analyses revealed that women’s social gender identity, exposure to feminism, and gender-egalitarian attitudes independently contributed to feminist identification; moreover, non-stereotyping of feminists further predicted feminist self-identification. A second set of analyses tested the relative contribution of feminist identity components to women’s cognitive appraisals of coping responses to sexual harassment. Seeking social support was predicted by self-identification as a feminist (for White European American women only). Confronting was predicted by social gender identity, non-stereotyping of feminists, and public identification as a feminist. Findings highlight possible components of women’s feminist identity and their possible impact on coping responses to sexism.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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College Women’s Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism

Leaper

Arias

2011

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“…Helms (as cited in Ossana, Helms, & Leonard, 1992) developed a womanist identity development model in which "healthy" development culminates in a woman valuing herself in her chosen role, whether or not that role includes the identity and beliefs of a feminist. Boisnier (2003) found that the womanist identity model fit Black female college students' identity development better than a feminist identity development model, demonstrating that feminist values and ideals may not always reflect those of women of color. These findings support the contention that Downing and Roush's (1985) feminist identity development may not fully capture the experiences of women of color and those with other diverse identities.…”

Section: Feminist Identity and Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Future researchers may wish to explore the roles of these particular coping mechanisms in the relation between discrimination and mental health outcomes among diverse groups of women. Prior research suggests that feminist identity may also develop and manifest differently for women with other marginalized identities such as sexual minority (DeBlaere et al, 2017), Black womanist-identified (Boisnier, 2003), and Latina women (Flores, Carrubba, & Good, 2006). Researchers may wish to examine how women who hold these particular identities choose coping strategies that are influenced by their feminist and intersecting identities.…”

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How Do Feminist-Identified Women Cope With Discrimination? A Feminist Standpoint and Grounded Theory Study

Watson

Flores

Grotewiel

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Women experience a higher incidence of mental health concerns compared to men, and scholars have located these challenges within a discriminatory sociocultural context. Although scholars have suggested that feminist attitudes may shield women from discrimination, research on the protective role of feminist attitudes is discrepant and suggests that there are distinct differences between those who do and do not self-identify as feminist; namely, self-identifiers may be more protected in the face of discrimination. Utilizing grounded theory and intersectional feminist standpoint methodologies, in this study we sought to understand the ways that self-identified womanist and feminist women cope with discrimination. We found that women's feminist and cultural identities intersected, each informing the other and influencing coping mechanisms and wellbeing. Moreover, results demonstrated that feminist women call upon a variety of different coping mechanisms in response to discrimination, including advocacy, social support, self-care, cognitive processes, disengagement, connecting to one's femininity, and religion and spirituality. Although possessing a feminist and/or womanist identity appeared to be protective in some cases, at other times it did not. Some participants expressed feeling marginalized from the feminist community and felt that their greater awareness of oppression was an additional source of distress. Based on these findings, we provide suggestions for mental health clinicians and research scholars.

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“…A couple of sociological studies concentrated on the relationship between race and the development of a feminist identity (Boisnier, 2003;Winkle-Wagner, 2008). Henry, West, and Jackson (2010) advanced a theoretical argument that Black college women's association with hip-hop culture might reflect their development of a womanist (a kind of feminism) identity and the rejection of negative images of Black women.…”

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Having Their Lives Narrowed Down? The State of Black Women’s College Success

Winkle-Wagner

2015

Review of Educational Research

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Contradictory trends emerge relative to Black women's college success: They have doubled their enrollment rates in thirty years but their graduation rates remain behind those of White and Asian women. This integrative, interdisciplinary review of both student-and institutional-level factors explores the role of individual characteristics and backgrounds, relationships, and institutional support structures relative to Black women's success in college. The findings reveal that African American women's lives may be narrowed down in research that includes them through (a) an emphasis on individual factors in college success instead of institutional (within college campuses) or larger sociostructural issues (race, class, or gender inequities in the larger society), (b) a lack of analysis of withingroup difference among Black women, and (c) framing the notion of success as persistence or completion of a student's degree program instead of self-identified or unique notions of success such as collective uplift, wellbeing, or satisfaction.

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Cited by 45 publications

References 15 publications

College Women’s Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism

College Women’s Feminist Identity: A Multidimensional Analysis with Implications for Coping with Sexism

How Do Feminist-Identified Women Cope With Discrimination? A Feminist Standpoint and Grounded Theory Study

Having Their Lives Narrowed Down? The State of Black Women’s College Success

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