Researchers conducted a study with 200 university students to investigate the relationship between gender identity and psychological health. Each participant completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) to determine their gender role identity (masculine, feminine, androgynous, or undifferentiated). They also completed a standardized questionnaire measuring self-esteem and psychological resilience.
The researchers found that participants classified as androgynous scored significantly higher on both self-esteem and resilience than those classified as undifferentiated, and slightly higher than those classified as having traditionally gender-typed (masculine or feminine) roles.
Discuss Bem’s research into androgyny. Refer to the findings of the study described above in your answer.
12 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Gender identities and measurement. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.