The Benefits and Drawbacks of Gender Typing: How Different Dimensions are Related to Psychological Adjustment
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Gender Typing: How Different Dimensions are Related to Psychological Adjustment
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DOI：
10.1007/s10508-010-9620-5
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Berenbaum, Sheri A.
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作者：
DiDonato, Matthew D.;Berenbaum, Sheri A.
性别分类的好处与成本并不清楚：当人们以强烈的性别方式识别和行动时，或者当他们拥抱两性特征时，调整是最佳的吗？以前的研究结果是不一致的，部分原因是它们来自不同的性别分类概念。全面了解性别分型的心理健康后果需要认识到性别分型的多维度性，并同时考虑这些维度。在以前的个人措施的工作的基础上，我们假设，调整将与不同方面的性别类型：积极与性别一致的性别认同和男性型的人格特质，消极与僵化的性别态度，最低限度地与女性型的人格特质和性别类型的活动兴趣。结构方程模型用于同时测试所有关联。401名本科生的样本结果支持我们的假设。对于女性和男性，调整与性别一致的身份，工具性，灵活的性别态度，并最低限度地与活动的兴趣和表现力。这些发现阐明了性别分型的心理健康益处和成本，并突出了性别分型的多维度性。
The benefits versus costs of gender typing are not clear: Is adjustment optimal when people identify and act in strongly gendered ways or when they embrace characteristics of both sexes? Previous findings are inconsistent, in part because they are derived from different conceptualizations of gender typing. A comprehensive understanding of the mental health consequences of gender typing requires recognition of the multi-dimensionality of gender typing and simultaneous consideration of these dimensions. On the basis of previous work on individual measures, we hypothesized that adjustment would be differentially associated with different aspects of gender typing: positively with sex-congruent gender identity and male-typed personality traits, negatively with rigid gender attitudes, and minimally with female-typed personality traits and gender-typed activity interests. Structural equation models were used to enable testing of all associations simultaneously. Results from a sample of 401 undergraduate students supported our hypotheses. For both women and men, adjustment was positively associated with gender-congruent identity, instrumentality, and flexible gender attitudes, and minimally related to activity interests and expressivity. These findings clarify the mental health benefits and costs of gender typing and highlight the multidimensionality of gender typing.