OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sex Roles is 7. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Mind the Gap: Gender, Racial, and Educational Differences in American Gender Attitudes from 1977 to 2018	79
“Protect Our Women…From the Immigrants!?”: The Association Between Sexism, Xenophobia, and the Perception of Sexual Street Harassment From In-Group Versus Out-Group Men	69
“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	57
Tech-Savvy Men and Caring Women: Middle School Students’ Gender Stereotypes Predict Interest in Tech-Education	47
“Sport Belongs to Everyone… But Not During Pregnancy”: Views of Finnish Sport Stakeholders on Pregnancy in Sport	38
The Gendered Resource Dilution: Sibling Structure, Parental Non-Monetary Investment, and Child Housework Labor in China	36
Unmarried Black Women’s Sexual Socialization: The Role of Dating, Motherhood, and Intimate Partner Violence Across Media Types	33
It’s Not Fine Online: Assessing the Emotional Consequences of Online Sexual Objectification and its Effect on Behaviour	32
“Even Here”: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Gender Bias Incidents at a Selective Liberal Arts College	26
Associations Between Women’s and Men’s Conformity to Gender Norms and Bystander Intervention to Disrupt Sexual Assault	24
Feminist Beliefs, Not Gender Equality Primes, Shape Self-Reported Partner Preferences	23
Development and Validation of the Ambivalent Homoprejudice Toward Lesbian Women at Work Scale	21
Motor Skill Learning in Iranian Girls: Effects of a Relatively Long Induction of Gender Stereotypes	20
Effectiveness of Interventions for Transgender Prejudice Reduction: A Meta-Analysis	20
Sociocultural Messages about Gender Dysphoria (Dis)Align with the Lived Experiences of Trans and Nonbinary Individuals: A Qualitative Study	20
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	20
Gender, Self-Stereotyping, and Life Goals Predict Career Interest in Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey	20
Correction to: Children’s Evaluations of Gender Non-Conforming Peers	20
“It Wasn’t Meant for Gays”: Lesbian Women’s and Gay Men’s Reactions to the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory	19
Perceptions of Trans Dating and Romantic Partners: The Role of Gender and Transphobia	18
Men’s Help-Seeking Willingness and Disclosure of Depression: Experimental Evidence for the Role of Pluralistic Ignorance	17
Vagina, Pussy, Vulva, Vag: Women's Names for Their Genitals are Differentially Associated with Sexual and Health Outcomes	17
Achieving Equality or Persisting Inequality: Effects of Framing of Equality on Attitudes Toward Women and Gender Equality Through Identity Threat and Cognitive Unfreezing	16
Masculinity and Muscle Dysmorphia in Mixed Gender Canadian Youth	16
Transgender Knowledge Mediates U.S. Political Differences in Prejudice and Support for Trans-inclusive Policies	16

Diverse Gender Identity Development: A Qualitative Synthesis and Development of a New Contemporary Framework	15
An Adapted Sociocultural Model of Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating Among Midlife Men	15
Exploratory Analysis of the Role of Transnormativity in the Association Between Gender Dysphoria and Psychological Distress	15
Masculinity and Condom Use: Using a Rejection Sensitivity Framework to Understand Women’s Condom Negotiation in Mixed-Gender Sexual Encounters	15
Gender Confirmation Work, Rest, and Symbolic Boundaries in (Trans)Gender Support Groups	15
Gender Essentialist Beliefs Among Women Engineers in College: Variation by Race and Social Class and Implications for Inequality	14
Identifying Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Patterns and Co-occurrence of Post-Breakup Stalking Among South Korean Men	14
Cloaked in Kindness: Bystander Responses to Witnessed Benevolent and Hostile Sexism	14
The Gendered Influence of Cross-Gender Friends on the Development of Adolescents’ Gender Role Attitudes	14
“A Fire in my Belly:” Conceptualizing U.S. Women’s Experiences of “Mom Rage”	14
Using Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Promotes Positive Attitudes Toward Trans and Non-Binary People: Explanations from Gender Salience and Intergroup Contact	14
The Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Computer Science Faculty’s Turnover Intentions: The Role of Gender	13
Assault Typologies of College Rape Victims: A Mixed Methods Investigation	13
Like Parent, like Child: General and Specific Associations Between Parents’ and Children’s Binary Gender Identity in a Gender Egalitarian Context	13
Career Identities and Gender-STEM Stereotypes: When and Why Implicit Gender-STEM Associations Emerge and How They Affect Women’s College Major Choice	13
Comparison, Competition, and Consumption: The 3Cs of Contemporary Motherhood in the Context of Children’s Education	13
Correction to: An Adapted Sociocultural Model of Body Image Concerns and Disordered Eating among Midlife Men	13
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	12
Male Victimhood Ideology Among Korean Men: Is It Economic Hardship or Perceived Status Decline?	12
Cisgender Women Underestimate Support for the Inclusion of Transgender Women in the Group ‘Women’: An Investigation of Norm Misperceptions	12
Explaining Societal Shifts in Victim Blaming and Perpetrator Culpability for Sexual Violence: Evidence From the #MeToo Era	12
Riot Like a Girl? Gender-Stereotypical Associations Boost Support for Feminist Online Campaigns	12
“A Recipe for Disaster?”: Female-Breadwinner Relationships Threaten Heterosexual Scripts	12
Identifying Pathways to the Incel Community and Where to Intervene: A Qualitative Study with Former Incels	11
Changes in Sexual, Romantic, and Gender Identities Across the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study	11
Implicit and Explicit Sexist Attitudes Towards Women Drivers	11
Do Virtual Environments Close the Gender Gap in Participation in Question-and-Answer Sessions at Academic Conferences? In Search of Moderation by Conference Format	11
Caring or Competent? Apparent Prioritization of Childcare Over Work Affects Evaluations and Stereotyping of Fathers	11
My Body, My Choice? Examining the Distinct Profiles Underlying Attitudes Toward Abortion and COVID-19 Mandates	11
The Sexual Objectification Experiences of Non-Binary People: Embodied Impacts and Acts of Resistance	11
Spatial Skills and Self-Perceived Masculinity: Considering College Major STEM-ness, Directionality, and Gender	11
The Unbearable Weight of Gender Inequalities: Development and Validation of the Social Treatment and Experiences of Women (STEW) Scale	11
Navigating Abortion Stigma: Abortion Identity Centrality, Stigma Management Strategies, and Psychological Outcomes	11
Beyond the Barbell: Women in Strength-Based Sports and the Reshaping of Gender Norms	10
Evolving Masculinity Norms Shape Men’s Willingness to Intervene in Workplace Sexual Harassment	10
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	10
People Overestimate Backlash Against Helpers Who Violate Gender Stereotypes: Experimental Examination of a Prosociality Paradox	10
Perceptions of Parental Responses to Gender Stereotype Violations in Children	10
“When It Fits Wrong, I’m So Self-Conscious I Want to Die!”: Women’s Experiences Wearing Plus-Size Exercise Clothing	10
Unmasking Street Harassment in Spain: Prevalence, Psychological Impact, and the Role of Sexism in Women’s Experiences	10
Fiber Arts Require Spatial Skills: How a Stereotypically Feminine Practice Can Help Us Understand Spatial Skills and Improve Spatial Learning	10
Too Tired to Lean In? Sleep Quality Impacts Women’s Daily Intentions to Pursue Workplace Status	10
The Sex-Based Harassment Inventory: A Gender Status Threat Measure of Sex-Based Harassment Intentions	9
Mean Girls in Disguise? Associations Between Vulnerable Narcissism and Perpetration of Bullying Among Women	9
Accounting for First-Time Motherhood at Advanced Maternal Age: Risk, Temporality, and the Preservation of Stratified Reproduction	9
Do Images Speak Louder Than Words? Effects of Body Positive and Fitspiration Quotes and Images on State Body Image in Women and Men	9
Is Online Disinhibition Related to Cyberdating Abuse Perpetration through Moral Disengagement? The Moderating Role of Gender, Sexism, and Cybervictimization	9
Recognizing Gender Harassment in the Workplace: A Qualitative Analysis	9
Workplace Experiences of Muslim Women in STEM in Canada: An Intersectional Qualitative Analysis	9
Nonverbal Gendered Cues as Accurate Signals of Sexual Orientation	9

Testing an Integrated Biopsychosocial Model of Adolescent Girls’ Body Shame: Considering the Role of Pubertal Development	9
Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism	9
Flourishing in a Binary World: The Creation of Transgender Alternative Narratives	9
Alcohol Use and Hostility Toward Women: Individual and Perceived Peer Attitudes Shape College Men's Consent Behavior	8
Testing the Internal Consent Scale for Measurement Invariance Across Women and Men	8
Women’s Engagement in Political Discussion on Twitter: The Role of Gender Salience, Resources, and Race/Ethnicity	8
Same Place, Different Worlds: An Emergent Fit Analysis of the Experiences of Iranian Trans Women and Trans Men	8
Built to Exclude: How Masculinity Contest Culture Undermines Women’s Fit, Engagement, and Retention	8
Is Marriage Associated With Decreases or Increases in Sexism?	7
Gender Categorization and Stereotypes Beyond the Binary	7
Picturing Sexual Agency: A Visual Content Analysis of Adults’ Sexual Stereotypes of Young Women	7
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Investigating Adolescent Body Hair Attitudes, Satisfaction, and Removal Practices	7
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	7
Devaluation of Women’s Sexual Pleasure: Role of Relationship Context and Endorsement of the Madonna-Whore Dichotomy	7
Feminism, Femininity, and Negative Embodiment: A Contemporary Meta-Analytic Test	7
Like Father, Like Son: Empirical Insights into the Intergenerational Continuity of Masculinity Ideology	7
Understanding Occupational Gender Segregation Through Students’ Program Choices and Career Interests	7
Unmasking Gender Dynamics in Grandparenting: Caregiving Gender-Role Attitudes and Children’s Social Adjustment Across Grandparent–Grandchild Gender Dyads	7
Blame of Rape Victims and Perpetrators in China: The Role of Gender, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Situational Factors	7
“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	7
Bisexual Women’s Meaning Making of Same-Sex Performativity: Orientation Towards a Heteropatriarchal Context	7
Macho or Nerd: Perceptions of Masculinity, Social Environment, and Science Capital Utilization Among Adolescent STEM Students	7