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[Indirect self-destructiveness and psychological gender]
Psychiatria Polska
|October 16, 2014
Summary
Psychological gender significantly influences indirect self-destructiveness. Individuals with non-binary or cross-sex-typed gender identities exhibit higher indirect self-destructiveness, while femininity offers protection.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Gender Studies
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Self-destructive behaviors are categorized as direct/acute or indirect/chronic.
- Human behavior is influenced by both biological sex and psychological gender.
- Understanding the interplay between gender identity and self-destructive tendencies is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between indirect self-destructiveness and different types of psychological gender.
- To determine if psychological gender moderates the expression of indirect self-destructive behaviors.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 558 individuals (399 females, 159 males) aged 19-25.
- Utilized the Polish version of the Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale (CS-DS) to measure indirect self-destructiveness.
- Employed the Polish version of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) to assess psychological gender.
Main Results:
- Non-sex-typed individuals reported the highest levels of indirect self-destructiveness.
- Sex-typed and cross-sex-typed individuals showed lower, similar scores.
- In females, masculinity positively correlated with indirect self-destructiveness; in males, femininity negatively correlated.
Conclusions:
- Psychological gender, alongside biological sex, is a significant factor in indirect self-destructiveness.
- A psychological gender incongruent with biological sex is associated with increased indirect self-destructiveness.
- Femininity acts as a protective psychological dimension, while masculinity may predispose individuals to indirect self-destructiveness.