Differences in self-concepts of 19 men and 69 women, all university students, were investigated. Nine subscales and the total self-concept of the Tennessee Self-concept Scale were analyzed by t tests and omega-squared. Women scored significantly higher on 7 of the 9 subscales and the total self-concept. Men accounted for from 9 to 16% of the variance in scores on the Identity, Self-satisfaction, Behavior, Moral-Ethical Self, Family Self subscales and the total self-concept score. Other studies with a larger sample of men are needed.
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