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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459195103321

Autore

Martin Hale

Titolo

Masculinity and femininity in the MMPI-2 and MMPI-A [[electronic resource] /] / Hale Martin and Stephen E. Finn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MN, : University of Minnesota Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8166-7520-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FinnStephen Edward

Disciplina

155.3/30287

Soggetti

Sex (Psychology)

Masculinity

Femininity

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Issues in Masculinity and Femininity; 2. History of the Measurement of Masculinity-Femininity; 3. The Measurement of Masculinity-Femininity on the MMPI; 4. Dimensions of Scale 5 of the MMPI-2; 5. Further Exploration of Masculinity and Femininity in the MMPI-2; 6. Understanding the Dimensions of Scale 5 of the MMPI-2; 7. Dimensions of Scale 5 of the MMPI-A; 8. Summary and Conclusions: Masculinity-Femininity and the MMPI; Appendixes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Masculinity and femininity remain among the more confounding constructs in the history of personality psychology and psychological assessment. In spite of years of research and thousands of empirical studies, masculinity and femininity are still so fraught with confusion and political controversy that several prominent psychologists have suggested that the terms be abandoned. In this informative book, Hale Martin and Stephen E. Finn bring clarity to this topic by comprehensively reviewing past research and theory and extensively exploring ""masculinity"" and ""femininity"" as they are measured