Author : Rebecca Ann Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (132 download)
Book Synopsis Psychological Androgyny, Feminism and Self-actualization by : Rebecca Ann Brown
Download or read book Psychological Androgyny, Feminism and Self-actualization written by Rebecca Ann Brown and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Male (N=95) and female (N=111) undergraduate volunteers were given the Spence-Helmreich Attitudes Toward Women Scale, the Bem Sex Role Inventory, and the Personal Orientation Inventory, in order to examine the relationships among feminism, psychological androgyny, and self-actualization. Comparisons were made between androgynous and traditionally sex-typed groups and between feminists and persons expressing conservative attitudes toward women. There were no major significant differences between androgynous and traditionally sex-typed groups in their display of self-actualizing personality characteristics measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory. Because of this the inference that the androgynous role is psychologically sounder and more growth enhancing may be premature. Surprisingly, traditionally sex-typed persons scored significantly higher (p