Date of Award
1-1-1982
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Counseling Psychology & Community Services
Abstract
Much research has been done to support the notion that name stereotypes exist. These stereotypes appear to be related to the popularity of names. The present study was conducted in an effort to discover whether certain types of names were actually associated with different behavioral or attitudinal factors in the people who possessed those names.For a sample of 1094 University of North Dakota students who were first-time entering freshmen in the fall of 1977, the following data was collected, as much as possible, for every subject: first name; the number of times the name occurred in the population; a social desirability rating of that name (taken from a peer judge's rating procedure); ACT composite score; standardized grade point average; a notation as to whether the subject had dropped out of college, had graduated, or was continuing a program of study; Masculinity and Femininity scores from the Bem Sex Role Inventory; the major field of study for those subjects who were continuing or had graduated, and the percentage of males and females who were currently enrolled in that major.Regression analyses were run to determine the relationship between the social desirability and frequency of names and the academic and sex role data. No significant relationships were found to exist between these variables. It appeared that the students in this sample did not have different levels of academic success, different sex role orientations, or sex-appropriate occupational goals in relationship to how often their names occurred or how well their names were liked by peers.
Recommended Citation
Crisp, Debra Ruth, "The Relationship Of Frequency And Social Desirability Of First Names With Academic And Sex Role Variables." (1982). Theses and Dissertations. 8909.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/8909