RELATIONS OF MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY WITH PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS OF THE 5-FACTOR MODEL

The aim of this study was to examine the relations of masculinity and femininity with Jive-factor personality dimensions in Croatian adolesc ents. Sample consisted of 464 high school graduates, all of them Cauca sian, and approximately 90% Croatian. Results were analyzed by multipl e regression procedure using masculinity, femininity, gender and their interactions as independent variables. All three main effects were fo und to be statistically significant with no significant interactions. Masculinity contributes positively to extraversion and conscientiousne ss, and negatively to neuroticism and agreeableness, while femininity shows strong positive relationship with agreeableness, and weak positi ve relationships with the other four dimensions. Results are discussed in terms of four proposed models of the relation between gender role orientation and psychological health.