The reported problems of today's Australian adolescent are identified and described, and the effects of age and sex on these problems are assessed. Relationships between peer acceptance and sex role identity are investigated; whether changes in sex role identity occur during adolescence is discussed. (Author/GK)

Testing of university students for sexism toward women at the beginning and end of an introductory gender studies course revealed that sexism levels among all students were significantly lower at the end of the course; controls showed no pre/post differences. Group cohort, and other variables that contributed to sexism levels, are discussed.…

The Bem Sex Role Inventory was completed by 763 Black, White, and Puerto Rican college students. About half of total males and females were classified as androgynous. Compared to other women, Black women scored highest on the masculine scale. Compared to other men, Puerto Rican men in Puerto Rico and the mainland scored higher on the femininity…

Compared Israeli and American college students and found that fewer Israeli males were classified as androgynous. Also found that Israeli and American females were very similar in terms of mean masculine and feminine Bem Sex Role Inventory scores, but that Israeli males had significantly lower masculine scores than American males. (GC)

Examines sex differences in vocalizations and play behaviors displayed toward an infant by preschoolers, preadolescents, and adults. Preschoolers showed less interaction than older subjects. Males talked and played less with the baby than did females at all ages; however, among adult subjects, no sex-role effects were found. (Author/RH)

Responsivity to babies was observed in 96 mature adults representative of three junctures of parenthood: parents of infants, parents of 8-9 year olds, and parents of adolescents. Among the measures used were reactions to an unfamiliar infant in a waiting room situation, interest in pictures of babies versus other objects, and sex-role concept and…

Bem's Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) was given to undergraduates in Mexico. Some new items of sex role traits were added. The findings showed that traits on the BSRI are relevant in Mexico, but analysis of additional items showed that other important aspects of sex roles are not included in the BSRI. (VM)

Although many studies have concluded that males are more aggressive than females in a variety of situations, significant variation exists among individuals in their willingness to respond to provocation with aggressive behavior. The pervasiveness of the sex role stereotyping of aggressiveness as a masculine trait and passivity as a feminine trait…

Supports the position that although individual differences have often been ignored, children do differ in the stereotyping of their gender identities and attitudes (gender schemata). Stresses that children with traditionally stereotyped gender schemata process information about gender differently from children who have less stereotyped schemata.…

For 404 community college students differentiated by sex, ethnicity, and types of educational majors, an estimate of the concurrent validity of each of two predictor measures (locus of control and sex-role orientation) was obtained relative to a criterion measure portraying the fear of success construct. (Author/PN)

The Bem Sex Role Inventory was administered to adults age 60 and over to examine the nature of their scores on this scale in light of their current developmental demands and life circumstances. This study examined whether there is reason to believe that the nature of mature adults' scores is influenced by four things: passage of time; cohort in…

The effect of the variables of student sex, teacher sex, grade level, and student achievement on teacher sex role expectations was assessed. Two hundred responses from 71 classroom teachers (grades 1-12) on the Teacher Sex Role Perception Inventory (TSRP) were analyzed. The TSRP is an adaption of the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Data analysis led to…

Investigated the factor structure of the Bem Sex Role Inventory when used with adolescents. Empirical comparison of actual with expected results supported the measure's validity. (Author)

Compared male and female managers' communication style with subordinates in staff meetings. A category system was developed for coding communicative behaviors. Managers were administered the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Results indicated that male and female managers demonstrated similar communication styles and similar masculine perceptions of…

This study examines the relationship between leader behavior and sex role identification. Results of two measurement instruments support a connection between masculine characteristics and structuring behavior as a leader, but do not uphold hypotheses for the relationship between sex role identity and leadership style. (Author/EB)