The study sought to determine differences on selected perceptual and personality variables between two groups of college men, deviant and non-deviant in hair length. Male students, 30 in each group, were administered measures of field dependence, psychological security-insecurity, and interpersonal values measuring six critical areas of value: Support, Conformity, Recognition, Independence, Benevolence, Leadership. Deviant Ss were significantly more field independent than non-deviant Ss; they assigned significantly more value to Independence and less value to Recognition and Conformity than the non-deviant Ss. No difference was found between the groups in regard to psychological security.
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