Gender role and personality disorders.
Many researchers have hypothesized relationships between personality disorders and gender role (i.e., masculinity and femininity). However, research has not addressed if people who are masculine or feminine more often meet the criteria for personality disorders. The present study examined whether college students (N = 665, 60% women) higher in masculinity or femininity more often exhibited features of the 10 DSM-IV personality disorders. Feminine men exhibited more features of all the personality disorders except antisocial. Dependent traits were associated with higher femininity and lower masculinity. Antisocial traits were associated with masculinity. Both men and women who typically behaved consistent with their gender had more narcissistic and histrionic features, whereas participants who typically behaved unlike their gender had more features of the Cluster A personality disorders.
Klonsky
E David
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 102 Gilmer Hall, P. O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA. klonsky@virginia.edu
Jane
J Serrita
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Turkheimer
Eric
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Oltmanns
Thomas F
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*