392 girls and 447 boys, 10 to 16 yr. old, took Bern's Sex-role Inventory. Androgynous and masculine girls participated in male sports more often than feminine girls. Boys tended to show a similar but nonsignificant pattern. Undifferentiated boys participated in feminine sports more often than any other subgroup of boys. Findings confirm some but not all prior work.
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