Swetkis Doreen, Gilroy Faith D, Steinbacher Roberta
Department of Urban Studies, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, OH 44115, USA.
J Genet Psychol. 2002 Jun;163(2):228-38. doi: 10.1080/00221320209598680.
The authors investigated sex preferences for firstborn children and (a) pro- technology attitudes and willingness to use sex selection technology (SST) and (b) social conformity. College students (N = 469; 239 women, 230 men) answered demographic questions and questions on technology usage and personal preferences and completed a measure of conformity. Findings revealed a significant overall preference for firstborn males, a specific preference of potential SST users for firstborn sons, and a greater willingness of African American students, compared with White students, to use SST. No correlation was found between conformity and potential SST use. Logistic regression results suggested that protechnology attitudes may be predictive of firstborn preferences. Implications of the findings are discussed in relation to gender equality and population sex ratios.
作者们调查了对头胎子女的性别偏好，以及（a）对技术的支持态度和使用性别选择技术（SST）的意愿，还有（b）社会从众性。大学生（N = 469；239名女性，230名男性）回答了人口统计学问题、关于技术使用和个人偏好的问题，并完成了一项从众性测量。研究结果显示，总体上对头胎男性有显著偏好，潜在的SST使用者对长子有特定偏好，与白人学生相比，非裔美国学生使用SST的意愿更高。未发现从众性与潜在SST使用之间存在关联。逻辑回归结果表明，对技术的支持态度可能对头胎偏好具有预测性。研究结果的意义将结合性别平等和人口性别比进行讨论。
