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von Soest, Tilmann; Luhmann, Maike; Gerstorf, Denis – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Adolescence and young adulthood are characterized by substantial sociodemographic, family, social, and personality changes that may influence loneliness. Although loneliness is a public health challenge, we know little about how loneliness develops during these periods. Our study addresses this lacuna by using 4-wave longitudinal data from 3,116…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Emotional Response, Age Differences
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Watson, P. J.; And Others – Sex Roles, 1987
Examines the relationship between gender, sex role, and narcissism. Data indicated that males and masculine individuals were not higher in their levels of maladaptive narcissism, that an adjusted narcissism was more obvious in males and in masculine subjects, and that femininity appeared to inhibit the display of an unhealthy exploitative…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Depression (Psychology), Egocentrism, Females
Harrington, David M.; Andersen, Susan M. – 1979
Relationships between aspects of creativity and psychological masculinity and femininity are examined from the perspectives of balance, additive, and catalytic models of androgyny. Female (N=85) and male (N=105) subjects completed Gough's Adjective Check List, (ACL) in which the adjective, "creative," had been inserted. The ACL was…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Creative Development, Creativity Research, Personality Traits
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Zarbatany, Lynne; Conley, Ryanne; Pepper, Susan – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Personality and gender differences in close same-sex friendship needs and experiences were investigated in two samples. Participants were 312 university students (217 women, M age = 19.5) and 491 preadolescents (269 girls, M age = 11.87). Participants completed several questionnaires yielding scores for communion and agency (personality), communal…
Descriptors: Friendship, Personality Traits, Gender Differences, Psychological Patterns