Sex-role orientation and self-esteem in alcoholic and nonalcoholic women.
Theory and research on alcoholism suggest that psychological masculinity and femininity and self-esteem are related to drinking problems in women. In a sample of 60 alcoholic and 60 nonalcoholic women, hypotheses derived from contemporary sex-role theory were contrasted with predictions from a copying styles perspective. Support was found only for the sex-role theory hypotheses. The two groups differed in levels of masculinity, femininity and self-esteem. These differences were reflected in the clustering of the low self-esteem, alcoholic women in the undifferentiated sex-role orientation category. The high self-esteem, nonalcoholic women were predominantly androgynous and masculine sex-typed. Psychological masculinity was the major factor distinguishing alcoholic from non-alcoholic women, as well as a better predictor of self-esteem than alcoholism.
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Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409.
Silvia
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Busch-Rossnagel
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*