PMID: 2094678Dec 1, 1990Paper

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

The International Journal of the Addictions
E Griffin-ShelleyC Lees

Abstract

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.

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Dec 1, 1977·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·J A Kelly, J Worell
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Oct 1, 1973·Journal of Abnormal Psychology·S C Wilsnack
Apr 1, 1974·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·S L Bem
Jan 1, 1984·Journal of Clinical Psychology·E C PenickM R Read

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Mar 29, 2002·European Psychiatry : the Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists·A M Möller-LeimkühlerW Gaebel
Sep 26, 2006·Addictive Behaviors·Jon D KasselJohn E Roberts
Dec 1, 1992·Psychological Reports·D N Taylor, J Del Pilar

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