Masculinity and Femininity Predict Optimal Mental Health: A Belated Test of the Androgyny Hypothesis
| Autor: | Emily S. Lefkowitz, Peter B. Zeldow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Psychometrics Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Personality Assessment Developmental psychology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Self-report study Humans Androgyny media_common Gender Identity Reproducibility of Results Construct validity Femininity Mental health Vocational Guidance Clinical Psychology Mental Health Q-Sort Masculinity Psychological well-being Female Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Personality Assessment. 87:95-101 |
| ISSN: | 1532-7752 0022-3891 |
| DOI: | 10.1207/s15327752jpa8701_08 |
| Popis: | In this study, we examined the relationship between psychological androgyny and optimal mental health in a sample of adults seeking career consultation (N = 154). Most earlier research on the subject employed self-report measures of well-being or adjustment. In this study, we employed an "observer-by-proxy" measure of optimal mental health that, although based on self report data, provides an empirically based estimate of ratings that clinicians would make using the California Q-set (Block, 1961/1978). High levels of both masculinity and femininity are associated with higher levels of optimal mental health. These findings represent a rare example of support for the additive androgyny hypothesis and argue for its further study. We also discuss the construct validity of the masculinity and femininity scales we used, and we argue for further study of our mental health measure. |
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