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1Department of Psychology, The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Piotrków Trybunalski Branch, Słowackiego 114/118 str., 97-300, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. psyche1@onet.eu.
The Psychiatric Quarterly
|July 14, 2016
Summary
Gender identity significantly influences human behavior, particularly transgressive tendencies. Androgynous women exhibited the highest transgression scores, while feminine men showed the lowest, highlighting gender
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Human behavior is influenced by both biological sex and gender identity.
- Understanding the interplay between gender and behavioral tendencies is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between different gender types and the intensity of transgression.
- To explore how masculinity and femininity dimensions correlate with transgressive behavior.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 558 individuals (399 women, 159 men) aged 19-25.
- Utilized the Polish version of the chronic self-destructiveness scale to measure transgression.
- Employed the Polish version of the Bem sex role inventory to assess gender types.
Main Results:
- Androgynous women scored highest on transgression, while feminine men scored lowest.
- In women, masculinity positively correlated with transgression; femininity showed a negative, non-significant correlation.
- No significant correlations were found in men, despite positive coefficients.
- Both biological sex and gender were significant differentiators of transgression intensity.
Conclusions:
- Psychological balance between masculinity and femininity is key for transgressive tendencies, especially in women.
- Androgynous women demonstrated adaptive aspects of transgression.
- Gender is a significant factor in understanding human behavioral patterns, including transgression.
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