Sex Differences in Psychosocial Perceptions toward Naval Work Environments.

摘要

The Insel and Moos' Work Environment Scale was used to assess expectations at the time of occupational entry and perceptions in training and on the job for 200 Navy enlisted men and 200 Navy enlisted women working in health care jobs. A sex comparison on these variables revealed that the men and women entered the paramedical work environment with different expectations of what would be encountered, but that once they had experienced what the psychosocial climate was actually like they tended to perceive both the training and job environments in a similar manner. An exception to this general finding indicated that Navy administrators may be using different techniques for supervising the behavior of men and women. Furthermore, the men and women working in ward environments tended to perceive the psychosocial climate very differently in contrast to the more negligible sex differences found in psychosocial perceptions toward other paramedical job settings. A need for further research on the influence of sex differences on supervisor-subordinate relationships is noted. (Author)