Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2007. Vol. Vol. 19 (nº 3). 357-365
Juan Fernández, María Ángeles Quiroga, Isabel del Olmo y Antonio Rodríguez*
Universidad Complutense de Madrid y * Consejería de Educación de la Comunidad de Madrid
Tras más de un cuarto de siglo de investigaciones con las nuevas escalas de masculinidad y feminidad, se realiza una evaluación de su fundamentación teórica y de su adecuación empírica. Las hipótesis a poner a prueba son: a) la multidimensionalidad frente a la bidimensionalidad; b) la insatisfactoria proporción de varianza explicada (menos del 50%); c) la inconsistencia entre los factores a la luz del modelo dualístico(bidimensionalidad independiente). Se llevaron a cabo tres estudios diferentes, aunque complementarios: 618 estudiantes universitarios participaron en el primero, 200 en el segundo y 287 en el tercero. Tras los correspondientes análisis factoriales (PFA), los resultados ponen de manifiesto el apoyo empírico a la multidimensionalidad, la escasa proporción de varianza explicada por los ítems de estas escalas y la relativa inconsistencia entre factores. Se analizan todos estos datos a la luz del modelo de la doble realidad del sexo y el género.
Masculinity and femininity scales: Current state of the art. A theoretical and empirical review of masculinity and femininity scales was carried out after 30 years of their existence. Hypotheses to be tested were: (a) muldimensionality versus bidimensionality; (b) inadequate percentage of variance accounted for (less than 50%); (c) inconsistency between factor structure and the dualistic model. 618, 200 and 287 students took part in each of the three studies that were carried out. Factorial analyses (PAF) were performed. Results support multidimensionality, unsatisfactory percentage of variance accounted for, and lack of congruence between obtained factors and the dualistic model. All these data were analysed within the context of the twofold sex and gender reality model.