Empirical Investigations of the MMPI-2 Gender-Masculine and Gender-Feminine Scales1 1 Dr Matthew Woo, Principal Psychologist, is now at the Department of Psychology, Institute of Mental Health, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539 747.

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Woo, Matthew ^a   Oei, Tian P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

androgyny; femininity; gender; masculinity; personality; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 47049107337     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.29.1.1     Document Type: Article

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