SEX-ROLE DIFFERENTIATION IN A FEMALE JUVENILE DELINQUENT POPULATION: Prostitute vs. Control Samples

SEX-ROLE DIFFERENTIATION IN A FEMALE JUVENILE DELINQUENT POPULATION: Prostitute vs. Control Samples

In a study of 179 prostitutes and other female juvenile delinquents, most subjects were found to be androgynous or undifferentiated in terms of their sex-role orientation. Female subjects with a masculine sex-role orientation were found to have a relatively higher incidence of prostitution. Results...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1983-04, Vol.53 (2), p.345-352
Hauptverfasser: Maiuro, Roland D., Trupin, Eric, James, Jennifer
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Androgyny/Androgynous
Female
Female Delinquency
Human
Mental Health
Positive Psychology
Prostitute/Prostitutes/Prostitution
Sex role/Sex roles
Sex Roles
Sex Work
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Zusammenfassung:In a study of 179 prostitutes and other female juvenile delinquents, most subjects were found to be androgynous or undifferentiated in terms of their sex-role orientation. Female subjects with a masculine sex-role orientation were found to have a relatively higher incidence of prostitution. Results raise question about the assumption of a simple and uniformly positive relationship between androgyny and mental health in both adolescent and clinical populations.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1983.tb03378.x