Por qué las mujeres se consideran más o menos femeninas y los hombres más o menos masculinos. Explicaciones sobre su autoconcepto de identidad de género

Abstract

Some authors have considered women’s feminine and men’s masculine self-concept a more suitable gender identity measure than the one based on the self-reported expressive and instrumental personality traits. The aim of this study is to explore how female and male participants justify their respective femininity and masculinity self-evaluations. In addition to sex, in the content analysis of the open answers of the participants (N = 516), age and gender saliency were taken into account. Results suggest a negative relationship between feminine and masculine feelings, both for women and men. High gender identity subjects tend to use stereotype explanations, while low gender identity subjects prefer idiosyncratic ones. Men resort to biological explanations of gender identity more often than women. Also, younger people give proportionally more stereotype-based answers. Finally, no differences on gender salience are found. © 2001 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.