The purpose of this study was to examine if previous studies on socio- active adaptation of androgynous identity types is useful in an andocentric ROTC group environment specifically from the perspective of gender integration. For this purpose, partic...
The purpose of this study was to examine if previous studies on socio- active adaptation of androgynous identity types is useful in an andocentric ROTC group environment specifically from the perspective of gender integration. For this purpose, participants were classified in four categories according to type of gender role identity of men and women, perception level of Physical Self-Efficacy Scales (PSES) by type and the differences in Physical Training Test Scores (PTTS) were analyzed. Participants in the current study include 172 volunteer undergraduate students (84 males and 86 females) participating as cadets in the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets.
The study found males PSES perceptions, masculinity and androgyny identity had higher perception levels than other types. Therefore, the first hypothesis, that the perception level on the PSES of the androgynous type is higher or the same that of the masculine type was supported for the male students. In the case of female students, it was shown that the perception level of the androgyny type was higher than that of other types. Therefore, the first hypothesis was also supported for female students.
The difference of the males PTTS by the type of gender role identity was analyzed. The study found that masculine identity type scored higher than other types.
Therefore, the second hypothesis, that the androgyny type will lead to better PTTS scores, was not supported for male students. In case of female students, differences were observed among the masculinity, femininity and unclassified types. The androgyny type was different from the femininity and unclassified type. However, the mean difference between the masculinity types was not observed. The second hypothesis was accepted for female students. An interesting similarity between the two types was considered to be the homogeneous group attributes between the two types. As a result, the researcher contends that both masculinity identity and androgyny identity will be useful psychological health index in an ROTC environment.