The Intercorrelation of Masculinity-Femininity Factors in Various Questionnaires Used in Vocational Guidance
Abstract
Sex differences in personality and temperament are matters of widespread human interest. Popular belief is all but universal that men and women as contrasting groups display characteristic differences in their behavior, and that these differences lend distinctive character to the entire personality.Although the interests and attitudes of the two sexes are far more similar than dissimilar, their interests may be made to appear quite dissimilar by using a masculinity- femininity (M-F) scale designed for the express purpose of measuring whatever differences there are. Such an M-F scale is constructed by weighting the items proportionately according as men prefer them more than women do. Even with the use of a weighted key to differentiate them, there is nevertheless some overlapping between the two distributions.
Subject Area
Educational tests & measurements|Gender studies|Career and technical education
Recommended Citation
Koepplin, Edward A, "The Intercorrelation of Masculinity-Femininity Factors in Various Questionnaires Used in Vocational Guidance" (1948). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28508759.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28508759
