Therapist status and sex and the sex-role identity were investigated for females varying in readiness for therapy. Among the results were that high-readiness girls preferred less directive interviewing from high-status therapists. Low-readiness girls, given high therapist status, preferred greater directiveness from male than female therapists.…

Examines the parent identification patterns and the masculine and feminine attributes of androgynous and undifferentiated (neither masculine nor feminine) adolescents. Compares the parent identification patterns and sex role attributes of these adolescents to those of adolescents characterized as masculine or feminine. (BD)

Presents two studies on the effects of father identification on the sex role and peer intimacy of college-age daughters (N=221). The first concerns the masculinizing quality of a strong primary father identification and the daughter's diminished heterosexual orientation. The second explores the role of empathic skill in distinguishing between the…

The hypothesis was tested that the greater development of career interests associated with a masculine-parent identification would contribute to the educational problems of the troubled liberal arts college student. (Author)

The paradoxicalfeminine qualities of daughters identified with masculine fathers are difficult to explain within a modeling theory of identification. This paper discusses three hypotheses which might help explain the paradox and presents evidence in support of each. (Author)