scholarly journals Effects of Intensive Meditation on Sex-Role Identification: Implications for a Control Model of Psychological Health

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-46
Author(s):  
Deane H. Shapiro ◽  
Johanna Shapiro ◽  
Roger N. Walsh ◽  
Dan Brown
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Control Model ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Role Identification ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
Meditation Retreat ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Female Subjects

This study assessed the impact of a 3-mo. meditation retreat on 15 respondents' self-perceived masculinity and femininity. As hypothesized, male and female subjects, who on pretest perceived themselves to be more stereotypically feminine than normative samples, on posttest reported a significant shift to even greater endorsement of feminine adjectives and less endorsement of masculine adjectives.

Psychological Masculinity and Femininity: Relationship to Striving and Self-Concept in the Achievement and Interpersonal Domains

1981 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob L. Orlofsky ◽  
Jayne E. Stake
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
Role Norms

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.

Sex-Role and opposite-Sex Interpersonal Attraction

1988 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 855-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Lombardo ◽  
Patricia L. Francis ◽  
Susan Brown
Keyword(s):  
Sex Roles ◽  
Interpersonal Attraction ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Female Subjects

Androgynous, traditional, and undifferentiated male and female subjects indicated their attraction to three opposite-sex strangers who were described as having an androgynous, traditional, and undifferentiated sex-role. Subjects' ability to describe the sex-roles of the strangers was also measured. Androgynous strangers were most preferred, undifferentiated strangers least preferred. The least preferred undifferentiated strangers' sex-role was most accurately described. Subjects were least successful in describing the androgynous sex-role.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES ON REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES (FOLLICLE STIMULATING, LUTEINIZING AND PROLACTIN), LIPID PROFILE AND SERUM ELECTROLYTES IN MALE AND FEMALE WISTAR RATS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Bukonla Oluyemisi Adegbesan ◽  
Olugbenga Owolabi Ogunlabi ◽  
Temtope Abigail Fasanya ◽  
Ayodeji Adebayo Adelegan ◽  
Emmanuel Oladipupo Ajani
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Reproductive Hormones ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Male And Female Rats ◽  
Type1 Diabetes ◽  
Female Wistar Rats ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Female Subjects

Human patients with Type1 diabetes and inadequate metabolic control have been found to exhibit a high prevalence of infertility but the exact mechanism by which this happens has not been fully elucidated. Alterations in the levels of lipids and electrolytes are considered to be good indications of some certain diseases including diabetes. This study aims at elucidating the impact of diabetes on the reproductive functions of male and female subjects as well as the responses of lipid profile which could be a determining factor affecting diabetic condition, to Alloxan-induced diabetes using male and female Wistar rats. To explore this, various hormonal assays assessing reproductive hormones such as Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinizing hormone (LH); Prolactin hormone (PRL); lipid profile analyses and electrolytes measurements were employed. Our results showed that diabetes induce significant reduction in the levels of FSH and LH in both male and female rats (p<0.0001); significant reduction in the levels of LH in male (p<0.01) and female (p<0.0001); significant increase in the levels of prolactin (PRL) in male (p<0.05) and female (p<0.0001) ; significant increases in cholesterol levels in both male and female rats (p<0.01), an indication that diabetes is accompanied in most cases by hypercholesterolemia and triglycerides levels in both male (p<0.01) and female (p<0.0005) rats when compared to the control rats. The results obtained in this study shed more light on the mechanism by which fertility in male and female subjects is affected by diabetes and suggest possible mechanisms by which infertility could result from diabetes.

Assessment of precautionary measures practiced and impact of nationwide lockdown on psychological health of dental professional of Maharashtra due to CoViD -19 pandemic: A cross sectional study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viral Maru ◽  
Roshni Mukhi ◽  
Rizwan Dawoodbhoy ◽  
Daniya Parkar ◽  
Meher Kazi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dental Professionals

BACKGROUND due to the CoViD -19 pandemic , all countries were forced to impose lockdown which had undesirable effect on the psychological health of health care workers. OBJECTIVE Aim : To assess the precautionary measure practiced and the impact of nationwide lockdown due to CoViD -19 among dental professionals of Maharashtra. METHODS Method: A total of 2056 dental professionals complete the questionnaire based survey. Chi square test was done to compare the practices between male and female dental professionals. RESULTS Result: A statistical significant difference was found between male and female dental professionals with respect to precautionary measures practiced. 70% participants reported a negative impact on their psychological health post nationwide lockdown. CONCLUSIONS Conclusion: Male dental professionals of Maharashtra need to be motivated to practice precautionary measures to protect themselves against CoViD -19 infection. Dental professionals also need to follow certain guidelines to improve their psychological well being post nationwide lockdown. CLINICALTRIAL no

scholarly journals Gender identification as a subjective, social and psychological reality in the period of adulthood

HUMANITARIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Oksana Kikinezhdi ◽  
Vilena Kit
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Psychological Reality ◽  
Role Identification ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
Gender Role Behavior

The article deals with a holistic analysis of the problem of gender identification as a subjective, social and psychological reality in the period of adulthood. In the context of the personal-egalitarian paradigm it is stated that sex-role identification is the leading mechanism of gender identity as a process and results of motivational and value dispositions of the person during period of adulthood. Gender identification plays an important role in the formation of gender self-consciousness of a person, in formation of her/his self-image, and acquiring the requirements for gender-role behavior. Gender identity characterized as being marked by awareness of gender-role cultural standards as well as social and psychological instructions, accepting the traditional or egalitarian modes of behavior, formation of ego-structures in the continuum of masculinity and femininity, by representation of the individual experience of self-knowledge and attitudes to evaluating oneself and others, by agreement and balancing between the real and ideal gender Self. The author’s model of sex-role identification of personality in adulthood is shown. The content of psychological mechanisms and the patterns of functioning of personal gender identity as a subjective, social and psychological reality in adulthood in the context of humanistic, genetic and cognitive psychology are defined. Masculinity and femininity as individual’s attributes are the basic categories in the analysis of sex-role «I» formation. In addition, gender orientations (traditional or egalitarian) are important indicators of individual’s self-identification. Although the practical aspect of the gender identity question is quite «open», however it has a profound inner layer, as it encompasses a lot of unrevealed psychological mechanisms of personal and spiritual development of a human.

MASCULININTY-FEMININITY AND ACCURACY OF SEX ROLE ASCRIPTION

1974 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Author(s):  
John C. Touhey
Keyword(s):  
Sex Role ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Role Identification ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Sibling Effects ◽  
Femininity Scale

To examine relationships between masculinity-femininity, presence of same or opposite sex sibling, and accuracy of cross-sex role-taking, 92 male and female undergraduates classified the 20 items comprising Smith's (1968) Masculinity-Femininity Scale according the sex-role characteristics. Femininity and role-taking accuracy were positively correlated among males (p < 0.01) and negatively correlated among females (p < 0.02), but only one of the four comparisons for sibling effects reached significance (p < 0.05). It is suggested that greater role-taking accuracy among feminine scoring-males and masculine scoring-females results from problematic sex-role identification, and the findings are interpreted in terms of stabilizing mechanisms postulated by interpersonal congruency theory.

Coping, Androgyny, and Attributional Style

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judora J. Spangenberg ◽  
Therése P. Lategan
Keyword(s):  
Attributional Style ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Coping Ability ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Role Orientations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Female Subjects

To examine the impact of androgyny and attributional style on coping ability, a demographic questionnaire, the Zeitlin Coping Inventory, the Bem Sex-role Inventory and the Attributional Style Questionnaire were completed by 301 first-year students at the University of Stellenbosch. It was found that androgynous female subjects displayed significantly better coping abilities than female subjects with feminine, masculine, or undifferentiated sex-role orientations. No significant difference was found between coping abilities of androgynous and masculine male subjects, although both androgynous and masculine males showed significantly better coping abilities than males with feminine or undifferentiated sex-role orientations. Regarding a specific aspect of coping, namely flexibility of coping style, both male and female subjects with androgynous sex-role orientations displayed significantly more flexibility in their coping styles than subjects of any other sex-role type. Regarding attributional style, a significant positive correlation was found between good coping ability and an internal, stable, and global attributional style for positive events. A significant positive correlation was likewise found between good coping ability and an external, unstable, and specific attributional style for negative events. The conclusion was drawn that androgyny and an adaptive attributional style served as important coping resources.

The Sex-Role Antecedents Scales

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinah Levant Mast ◽  
William G. Herron
Keyword(s):  
Sex Role ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
Role Orientations ◽  
Female Subjects

The Sex-role Antecedents Scales were constructed to classify personal and perceived parental sex-role orientations as masculine, feminine, androgynous, or undifferentiated. 28 traits are included, 11 masculine, 11 feminine, and 6 neutral, all derived from the Bern Sex-role Inventory. The new test is distinguished by the provision of interpersonal scales featuring mother and father as standards for self-comparison on masculine and feminine traits. Masculinity and femininity were depicted on separate continua shown to be orthogonal, internally consistent, and reliable. Simultaneous classification of self, mother, and father on the scales showed direct consistent relationships between their respective sex-role categories. Self-perceived identification with mother and father significantly distinguished the four sex-role categories of the 150 male and 150 female subjects.

An Alternative Procedure for Assessing Effects of Psychological Androgyny

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1059-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
James De Fronzo ◽  
Frances Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Alternative Procedure ◽  
Bem Sex Role Inventory ◽  
Psychological Androgyny ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
The Impact

Previous research on psychological androgyny has used either one-way analysis of variance or multiple regression to examine the impact of masculinity and femininity on behavior and attitudes. This paper describes a two-way analysis of variance procedure which permits a test for a potential interaction effect of masculinity and femininity. The utility of the procedure was demonstrated through an analysis of the effects of the masculinity and femininity factors of the Bem Sex-role Inventory on the expected family size of 264 college women.

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