Gender Role Orientation and Physical Health: A Study among Young Adults.

Shifren, Kim; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ475276

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Publication Date: 1993

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Gender Role Orientation and Physical Health: A Study among Young Adults.

Shifren, Kim; And Others

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v29 n5-6 p421-32 Sep 1993

Examines relationships between gender role orientation and physical health for 103 female and 42 male college students. Gender role orientation is significantly related to health-related behaviors but not to self-reported physical health. Masculine individuals do not perceive themselves as having less illness symptoms than others. (SLD)

Descriptors: Androgyny, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Disease Control, Females, Femininity, Males, Masculinity, Personality Traits, Physical Health, Role Perception, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Young Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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