An experimental analysis of role behavior.

"Six Ss, equated for age, conformance of expectation of the role of daughter in contemporary American culture, and congruence of self with the daughter role, each engaged in brief enactment of the role of daughter. The Ss varied systematically in role-taking aptitude as assessed by a simple face-valid As-If procedure." The following hypotheses are tested and supported by the data: "role-taking aptitude and validity of role-enactment are positively correlated; role-taking aptitude and self-constancy following role-enactment are negatively correlated; the shift in self-conception following role-enactment is in part, a function of the specific role enacted; and, finally, role-taking aptitude and a social adjustment variable are positively correlated." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)