Study title

Implicit Association Test (IAT) of Gender and Occupation 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3401

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3401

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Luodemäki, Niina (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Abstract

This dataset contains aggregate data from an Implicit Association Test (IAT) that measured the strength of associations between gender and occupation. The test examined the participants' reaction time in how quickly they sorted words into categories (N: 137). The occupation categories used in the test were lawyer/solicitor (lakimies/juristi) and actor (näyttelijä). The two terms for lawyer/solicitor differ in Finnish so that the term 'lakimies' is gendered (masculine) whereas the term 'juristi' is gender neutral. The Finnish term 'näyttelijä' for actor/actress is these days understood as gender-neutral, although a more old-fashioned form 'näyttelijätär' for actress also exists. The data were collected for a Master's thesis that studied whether the strength of implicit associations between gender and occupation was affected by the use of the gendered 'lakimies' term for lawyer/solicitor when compared to the gender-neutral term 'juristi'.

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a reaction time based categorisation task where the participant is asked to quickly sort words and/or pictures into categories. In the test for this study, the participant was shown four categories: lawyer/solicitor (lakimies/juristi), actor (näyttelijä), male, and female. Additionally, 10 stimulus words were shown relating to each category. During the test, the participant was asked to sort the stimulus word that appeared on screen to the category they thought it belonged to, for example, lawyer - male or actor - female. Four versions of the test were conducted with differing test settings. Each version included stereotypically gendered (congruent) and non-stereotypically gendered (incongruent) categories. Each participant completed only one version of the test. In all versions, the participants completed seven categorisation tasks, of which the reaction times for tasks 4/7 and 7/7 were collected. In the practice tasks, 20 stimulus words were shown to the participants, whereas in the recorded tasks (4/7 and 7/7), 40 stimulus words were shown.

The data include the average reaction times of the respondents and their standard deviations in the four different test versions. Additionally, the average of all reaction times and their standard deviations, the difference in the reaction times of the congruent and incongruent categories, and an IAT score which details the strength of the association, are included in the data. The reaction time was calculated by subtracting the time shown on screen from the time the participant took to categorise the stimulus word by using the 'i' and 'e' keys on the keyboard.

Background variables included the participant's age, gender and level of education.

Keywords

attitudes; gender; gender role; occupations; prejudice

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Psychology (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Gender and gender roles (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Luodemäki, Niina (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Time Period Covered

2019

Collection Dates

2019-01-01 – 2019-02-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Adults who speak Finnish as their native language (excluding persons who have been diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric disorder)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

A link to the test was sent through Tampere University e-mail lists. Participation was voluntary.

Collection Mode

Web-based experiment

Aggregation

Research Instrument

Technical instrument(s)

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of participants, the age of those participants that responded with value 2 (other) in the variable denoting gender was removed from the data.

The test originally included a background variable on whether the participants had been diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric disorder, but it was not included in the data. 151 people participated in the test, and the researcher removed those participants who reported a neurological or psychiatric disorder (N: 9) or a native language other than Finnish (N: 1) or who did not complete the test according to the instructions (N: 2). The final data contain the results of 137 participants.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Luodemäki, Niina (Tampere University): Implicit Association Test (IAT) of Gender and Occupation 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-09-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3401

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Luodemäki, Niina (2019) [verkkodokumentti]. Lakimies vai juristi? "Sukupuolineutraali ja sukupuolittava ammattinimike aktivoivat yhtä vahvan ammatillisen sukupuolistereotypian." Pro gradu -tutkielma, Tampereen yliopisto.URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201908202967. [Viitattu 18.9.2020]

Related Publications

Luodemäki, Niina (2019). Lakimies vai juristi? "Sukupuolineutraali ja sukupuolittava ammattinimike aktivoivat yhtä vahvan ammatillisen sukupuolistereotypian." Pro gradu -tutkielma, Tampereen yliopisto.URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201908202967