Differentiated additive androgyny model: relations between masculinity, femininity, and multiple dimensions of self-concept. |
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Authors: | H W Marsh B M Byrne |
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Affiliation: | School of Education and Language Studies, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Masculinity (M) and femininity (F) were related to multiple dimensions of self-concept in 2 large studies. Androgyny theory predicts that M and F contribute positively to self-concept, but the effect of F has been nil in research using global self measures. Here, consistent with the new differentiated additive model, the relative contribution of M and F varied substantially, depending on the area of self-concept; F contributed more positively to self-concept facets that were more stereotypically feminine. Support for the model was consistent across self-responses and responses by significant others (Study 1) and across 5 age groups in early-to-middle adolescence (Study 2). |
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