An Arabic version of the Masculinity-Femininity scale of the MMPI was administered to 150 male and 150 female university students in Kuwait. Males obtained mean of 25.31 and females obtained 29.77. The difference of 4.46 was statistically significant. 31 items differentiated between the two sexes and 29 items did not.
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