The sex role identity of male drug abusers

Administered a revised version of the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) to clients at a drug-addict rehabilitation agency in New York City (N = 203). Three samples of undergraduates were the comparison groups. In addition, information that related to demographic and family characteristics, attitudes toward parents and opposite sex, and MMPI scores were collected on the clients. Results indicate the revised BSRI has high internal consistency reliability for the addict sample. There is a modest correlation between sex-role identity score and reported reasons for drug use, as well as for the MF and SI scales on the MMPI. There were no significant correlations with demographic, family, attitude toward parents or opposite sex variables. The hypothesized difference in sex-role identity between drug-addicts and other males was confirmed for one comparative sample, but not for the two other samples.