A Comparison of Androgynous, Feminine, Masculine, and Undifferentiated Women on Self-Esteem, Body Satisfaction, and Sexual Satisfaction
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Vol. 7 (3), 291-294
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1983.tb00843.x
Abstract
Unmarried female undergraduates ( n = 204) completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory and measures of body image and self-esteem. Androgyny and masculinity were associated with self-esteem, body satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction. Androgynous and masculine subjects were generally similar and well adjusted; whereas feminine and undifferentiated subjects were similar and less well adjusted. Results are interpreted as evidence for the adaptive nature of changing female sex roles.Keywords
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