150 subjects were administered Shostrom's Personal Orientation Inventory and Kirkpatrick's Feminist-antifeminist Belief-Pattern Scale. Results indicated self-actualizing beliefs and attitudes correlated significantly with profeminist attitudes. rs were of small magnitude. Implications are drawn with regards to sex-role stereotypes and self-perception.
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