Open AccessThe effects of sex, self gender type, and partner's gender type on interpersonal adjustment during a first encounter: androgynous and stereotypically sex‐typed couples [Note 1. This research was in part supported by a Grant‐in‐Aid ...]
Author(s) -
Hirokawa Kumi,
Dohi Itsuko,
Yamada Fumio,
Miyata Yo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5884.00135
Subject(s) - psychology , interpersonal communication , trait , developmental psychology , type a and type b personality theory , gender role , interpersonal relationship , androgyny , social psychology , masculinity , personality , computer science , psychoanalysis , programming language
The present study compared the effects of sex, self gender type, and partner's gender type on interpersonal adjustment during a 5‐min first encounter of androgynous and stereotypically sex‐typed couples. The 52 subjects were assigned to one of four mixed‐sex couple types: sex‐typed male and female (MF); sex‐typed male and androgynous female (MA); androgynous male and sex‐typed female (AF); and androgynous male and female (AA). Questionnaires (the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Iceberg Profile) and subjects' behaviors during the interaction were assessed. These data were analyzed by sex, self gender type and partner's gender type using a 2 × 2 ×2 analysis of variance. Our hypothesis that androgynous individuals may have better interpersonal relationships was supported by some of our findings. Androgynous individuals may have better interpersonal adjustment.