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Spence, Janet T.; And Others – 1978
This study investigated the relationship of psychological masculinity and feminity in children to trait stereotyping and toy preferences. Subjects (157 boys and 157 girls in Grades K-4) were tested on a Child Test Battery, including the Child's Personal Attributes Questionnaire based on the adult PAQ (Spence, Helmreich & Stapp, 1974, 1975),…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Femininity
Peer reviewedSpence, Janet T.; And Others – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1979
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Femininity, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedHolahan, Carole Kovalic; Spence, Janet T. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Correlations between Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire scales and measures of worry, depression and anger confirmed previous results with unselected students. Socially desirable masculinity was negatively related to worry. Socially undesirable masculinity traits were positively related to depression and anger. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Behavior Rating Scales, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedSpence, Janet T.; Helmreich, Robert L. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Scores on the Masculinity (M) and Femininity scales of the Personal Attributes Questionnaire were compared in male and female high school students, college students, parents of elementary school children, and parents of college students. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Spence, Janet T.; And Others – 1978
Recent evidence indicates that masculine and feminine personality attributes have only minimal associations with many kinds of sex role preferences, behaviors and attitudes, and that both masculine and feminine traits are positively associated with valued characteristics. This study investigated the measurement of some socially undesirable…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Correlation
