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E Griffin-Shelley

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PubMed1990

Sex-role perceptions in chemically dependent subjects: adults versus adolescents.

Contrary to expectations, a study of 81 adolescent drug and/or alcohol addicts produced results quite similar to those found among an adult addicted population (Griffin-Shelley, 1986). On the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (Bem, 1974), these young people rated themselves, in descending order, Undifferentiated (43.2%), Masculine (23.5%), Androgynous (18.5%), and Feminine (14.8%). Despite their exaggerated "macho" and "seductive" attitudes and behaviors, which resemble their adult counterparts, chemically dependent adolescents suffer similarly from low self-esteem and poor adjustment. Addictions appear to have already damaged these young people in areas of self-worth and sex-role perception.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Sex roles in addiction: defense or deficit?

Overly masculine, "macho" males and feminine, "seductive" females are found in clients addicted to alcohol and/or drugs. Contrary to expectations, on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory males (N = 60) rated themselves, in descending order, Undifferentiated, 38.5%; Feminine, 33%; Masculine, 17%; and Androgynous, 11.5%. Females (N = 36), more predictively, saw themselves as Feminine, 50%; Undifferentiated, 31%; Androgynous, 11%; and Masculine, 8%. Independent variables of age, income, marital status, severity of addiction, length of inpatient treatment, level of education, and parental marital status did not significantly affect the results. Extreme sex-role dress and behavior appear to be a defense against the overall damage resulting from the addictive disease rather than a contributor to or cause of the disease.

Defense Mechanisms↗