FEMININITY, DEPRESSION AND STRESS IN COLLEGE-WOMEN

This study evaluated the relationships among femininity, depression, a nd stress. One hundred eighty-six college females were given the Beck Depression Inventory, the Behavioral Self-report of Femininity and the Psychological Distress inventory Positive correlations were found bet ween femininity and depression. Lower femininity and lower depression scores tended to be associated with reports of high stress. Further wo rk is needed to clarify the relationships among these important variab les.