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| Research article summary (published 29 Sep 2002): |
Gender role and personality disorders.
Full Abstract
Many researchers have hypothesized relationships between personality disorders and gender role (i.e., masculinity and femininity). However, research has not addressed if people who are masculine or feminine more often meet the criteria for personality disorders. The present study examined whether college students (N = 665, 60% women) higher in masculinity or femininity more often exhibited features of the 10 DSM-IV personality disorders. Feminine men exhibited more features of all the personality disorders except antisocial. Dependent traits were associated with higher femininity and lower masculinity. Antisocial traits were associated with masculinity. Both men and women who typically behaved consistent with their gender had more narcissistic and histrionic features, whereas participants who typically behaved unlike their gender had more features of the Cluster A personality disorders.
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Author information
Author/s: Klonsky, E David (ED); Jane, J Serrita (JS); Turkheimer, Eric (E); Oltmanns, Thomas F (TF);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 102 Gilmer Hall, P. O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA. klonsky@virginia.edu
Grants: MH51187 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of personality disorders (J Personal Disord), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 16 (issue 5) : pp 464-76
Dates: Created 2002/12/19; Completed 2003/03/26; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12489312, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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