Relationships among androgyny, self-esteem, and trait coping style of Chinese university students

• Xishan Huang

  South China Normal University

• Xiao-lu Zhu

  South China Normal University

• Juan Zheng

  South China Normal University

• Lin Zhang

  South China Normal University

• Kunio Shiomi

  Soai University

Chinese university undergraduates’ personality type was investigated from the perspective of androgyny as the ideal gender role type. Based on Bem’s 4 gender role types (1974), 434 undergraduates were classified as masculine, feminine, androgynous, or undifferentiated. The relationships among personality type, trait coping style, and level of self-esteem were examined. Results showed that the students were mainly in two gender role types, androgynous and undifferentiated. Gender and grade had a significant impact on the distribution of gender role types. The androgynous group had the highest self-esteem level and tended to use positive coping strategies. Androgyny was assessed as an ideal gender role type, relative to the three other types.

1. Xishan Huang, South China Normal University
   Department of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application
2. Xiao-lu Zhu, South China Normal University
   Department of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application
3. Juan Zheng, South China Normal University
   Department of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application
4. Lin Zhang, South China Normal University
   Department of Psychology, Center for Studies of Psychological Application
5. Kunio Shiomi, Soai University
   Department of Human Development

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