This study examined the relationship between Internet dependence in university students and forms of coping with stress and self-efficacy and investigated whether Internet dependence varies according to such variables as sex roles, gender, and duration of Internet use. The study was performed with 632 university students. The Internet Addiction…

Males and females responded to self-esteem and locus of control instruments. Both sexes perceived themselves as more internally controlled than the opposite sex and credited males as higher in self-esteem when responding as they thought a member of the opposite sex would respond. (Author/RD)

In a study of the relationship between sex role and self-esteem, different results were obtained with two different self-esteem measures (the Texas Social Behavior Inventory and the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory). The findings emphasize the need for caution in interpreting research results beyond the limits of procedures used. (Author/MJL)

A study of masculinity and femininity characteristics and levels of self-esteem of female graduate nursing students found that students in high masculine/low feminine and high masculine/high feminine categories had higher self-esteem than students in low masculine/low feminine and low masculine/high feminine categories. (Author/MJL)

The incongruity between the stereotypical female role and the leader role accounts for the scarcity of female administrators in the United States. The solution seems to be androgyny, or the mixing of masculine and feminine characteristics. A recent survey sampled 28 male teachers, 25 female teachers, 27 male administrators, and 22 female…