Do the BSRI and PAQ really measure masculinity and femininity?

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1000-1009

  Fernández, Juan ^a   Coello, M Teresa ^a  

^a Campus de Somosaguas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androgyny; BSRI; Femininity; Log linear model; Masculinity; PAQ

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149417684     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S113874160000264X     Document Type: Article

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