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Gender role and personality disorders.

E David Klonsky1, J Serrita Jane, Eric Turkheimer

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 102 Gilmer Hall, P. O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA. klonsky@virginia.edu

Journal of Personality Disorders
|December 20, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Masculine and feminine traits in college students are linked to specific personality disorder features. Feminine men showed more personality disorder traits, while gender-conforming individuals had narcissistic and histrionic traits.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Hypothesized links between personality disorders and gender roles (masculinity/femininity) exist.
  • Empirical research has not clarified if specific gender roles correlate with meeting personality disorder criteria.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between masculinity, femininity, and the manifestation of personality disorder features in college students.
  • To determine if gender-typed or gender-nonconforming behavior relates to specific personality disorder clusters.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 665 college students (60% women) on masculinity and femininity.
  • Assessed the presence of features for the 10 DSM-IV personality disorders.

Main Results:

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  • Feminine men reported more features across most personality disorders, excluding antisocial personality disorder.
  • Dependent personality traits correlated with higher femininity and lower masculinity.
  • Antisocial personality traits were associated with masculinity.
  • Gender-conforming individuals exhibited more narcissistic and histrionic features.
  • Gender-nonconforming individuals showed more Cluster A personality disorder features.

Conclusions:

  • Gender roles and personality disorder features are interconnected.
  • Specific gender expressions (masculinity, femininity) are differentially associated with personality disorder traits.
  • Behavioral consistency or inconsistency with gender norms relates to distinct patterns of personality disorder features.