Masculinity and femininity: The role of desirability in the relationships among measures based on self-concept and personality traits

Sex Roles ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 569-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Conrad Schwarz ◽  
Bronwen E. Williams
1981 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob L. Orlofsky ◽  
Jayne E. Stake

The relative influences of gender and individual differences in psychological masculinity and femininity on the achievement and interpersonal strivings, abilities, and self-concepts of 176 male and female college students were investigated. The results indicate that psychological masculinity and femininity are better predictors of strivings and self-concepts in the achievement and interpersonal domains than gender. Only with respect to subjects' expected and ideal financial responsibilities, an area which is governed by strong societal sex role norms, does the influence of gender surpass that of psychological masculinity and femininity. The results are discussed in terms of the personality strengths and social competencies that derive from masculine and feminine personality traits.


2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Johnson ◽  
Caroline H. Stroud ◽  
Robert J. Cramer ◽  
James W. Crosby ◽  
Craig E. Henderson ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Stead ◽  
Cynthia Fekken ◽  
Alexandra Kay ◽  
Kate Mcdermott

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Kościelniak ◽  
Jarosław Piotrowski ◽  
Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska

Many authors examined the interplay between gender and conflict management preferences, but those findings were often mixed and inconsistent. In the current paper we tried to explain those inconsistencies by investigating the mediating role of personality for the relationship of gender and conflict management. Rahim's inventory was used for identifying five conflict management styles, and Big Five Model theory was a base for assessing participants' personality traits. Data were collected from a sample of 1,055 working Poles (52.7% women), in an online survey. Based on the structural equation modeling we detected multiple indirect mediating paths of gender on conflict management via personality traits, while no direct effect of gender was observed. Despite some limitations, the study sheds light on the actual role of gender in conflict behavior and the importance of personality traits in the conflict management, both from a theoretical and practical perspective.


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