Since the advent of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (Bem, 1974) two models, the Androgyny and Masculinity model, have been advanced to explain the sex role literature. This study attempts to rectify several methodological issues by experimentally controlling for the effects of self-esteem and using a quartile-split procedure for sex role type assignment. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate interpersonal problem solving ability among sex role types and to compare the predictions of the Androgyny model and the Masculinity model. The results of both experiments implicate the crucial role of self-esteem in sex role research. Self-esteem, rather than sex role type, appears to be more predictive of adequate psychological adjustment.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500839 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Cobb, Michelle D. (Michelle Denise) |
| Contributors | Terrell, Francis, Steigleder, Michele K., Burke, Angela J., O'Shea, Michael D. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 62 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Cobb, Michelle D. (Michelle Denise), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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