Gender role orientation and physical health: A study among young adults

Kim Shifren; Robert Bauserman; D. Bruce Carter

doi:10.1007/BF00289433

Gender role orientation and physical health: A study among young adults

Kim Shifren, Robert Bauserman, D. Bruce Carter

Department of Human Development and Family Science

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The purpose to this study was to examine the relationship between gender role orientation and physical health among young adults. One hundred forty-five undergraduates (103 females, 42 males) completed a measure of gender role orientation (Bem Sex Role Inventory), self-reported physical health (Personal Health Questionnaire), health related behaviors (Health Behaviors Inventory), and neuroticism (Eysenck Personality Inventory). The sample consisted of European-American (89%), African-American (8%), and Asian-American (3%) individuals. Results showed that gender role orientation was significantly related to health-related behaviors (e.g., smoking, exercise), but not to self-reported physical health (e.g., upper respiratory infections). Overall, androgynous individuals had better health-related behaviors than masculine, feminine, and undifferentiated individuals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	421-432
Number of pages	12
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume	29
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289433
State	Published - Sep 1993

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Social Psychology
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