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The present study tested the theory that masculine persons are as favorably adjusted psychologically as androgynous persons. Grouped on the basis of Bem Sex Role Inventory scores, androgynous, masculine, feminine, and undifferentiated college males and females were compared on MMPI, self-efficacy, and assertiveness measures. Strong support was obtained for superior adjustment of masculine males and females. A factor analysis was performed to elucidate the nature of the Masculinity scale, and it suggested that masculinity is related to assertiveness and self-efficacy rather than to the absence of maladjustment.
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Adams, C.H., Sherer, M. Sex-role orientation and psychological adjustment: Implications for the masculinity model. Sex Roles 12, 1211–1218 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287830
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