Subjects were asked to rate 18 adjectives on a five-point scale of goodness. The items were adjectives extracted from the Bern inventory which loaded on a factor called ‘interpersonal sensitivity’ or ‘caring.’ Women (college students, ages 18 to 22 years) rated these adjectives significantly higher than male peers. Women do not consistently rate other items from the Bern inventory higher on the dimension of goodness. The results are interpreted as supporting Gilligan's and Nodding's theory that there is a difference in men's and women's construction of a world view.
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