Relation between testosterone concentration, sex role identity, and personality among females.

84 female undergraduates completed measures of masculinity and femininity derived from the California Personality Inventory, the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, and the Adjective Check List. Testosterone (T) concentration was determined from saliva samples. Results indicate that sex-role type was related to level of T concentration. Undifferentiated Ss had much higher levels of T concentration than did feminine Ss, and androgynous and masculine Ss had somewhat higher T levels than did feminine sex-typed Ss. Adjectival correlates indicated that Ss with higher T concentrations perceived themselves as self-directed, action-oriented, and resourceful; those with lower T concentrations viewed themselves as conventional, socialized individuals, possessing a caring attitude coupled with an anxious and dejected mood. (50 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)