title: Abortion outcome as a function of sex-role identification.
abstract: The present study investigated the relationship between sex-role identification and abortion outcome in 120 women receiving 1st trimester abortions.  The sex-role concept dimension was measured both ty self-attributions of sex-role traits (as measured by the Bem Sex-Role Inventory) and by lifestyle (career vs. homemaker) trait attbibutions.  Psychological and physiological aspects of abortion outcome were included:  slighlty more than 7% of scores were in the symptomatic range, similar to percentages found in previous studies.  Both Androgyny (r = -.42, p.001) and Masculinity (r = -.23, p.05) were found to be related to positive abortion outcome.  Androgyny was more strongly related, which suggests that a balance of masculine and feminine traits, at least for women in the post-abortion situation, is prefereable to high Masculinity scores alone.  Congruence between one's self-image and one's image of a career woman was also found to be related to abortion outcome (r = .31, P.01).  In attempting to differentiate between the upper and lower 10% of the distribution of abortion outcome, only 2 variables, Androgyny and self-career congruence, survived parameter criterion, and accounted for 32% of the variance.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Alter
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001519:Behavior; D004467:Economics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005783:Gender Identity; D008019:Life Style; D010465:Perception; D011584:Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Behavior; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Life Style; Macroeconomic Factors; Perception; Psychological Factors; Psychosocial Factors; Self-perception; Sex Role; Social Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status