Relationship of masculinity to self-esteem and self-acceptance in female professionals, college students, clients, and victims of domestic violence.

Investigated the relationship of masculinity to self-esteem and self-acceptance in female professionals ( n = 89), clients ( n = 52), victims of domestic violence ( n = 57), and college students ( n = 83). Ss ranged in age from 19 to 65 yrs. Ss completed the Personal Orientation Inventory, the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, and a demographic data sheet. Correlations were used to examine the relationship and relative predictive significance of masculinity, femininity, education, occupation, and locus of control to self-esteem and self-acceptance. Masculinity was the best predictor of self-esteem in all groups and the best predictor of self-acceptance in all groups except professionals. Femininity was generally irrelevant, and a significant negative correlation was found between education and self-acceptance among professionals. (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)