Correlation between masculinity and empathy Over the years, many psychological studies have been conducted on the topic of personality, with the aim of understanding the type of factors that intervene in giving us the personality that Presa. Most people will have come across various personality tests at one time or another, which ask you lots of questions and then analyze the results in an attempt to classify what type of personality you have. One of the most fascinating aspects of personality is the question of gender roles in our personalities. One would expect that men generally have more masculine traits than feminine ones, and that women tend to have more feminine traits than masculine ones. Sandra L. Bem (1974), a psychologist, developed a personality test known as the BSRI (Bem Sex Role Inventory) test, which tries to separate the masculine and feminine aspects of personality to see if your personality is composed predominantly of masculine (instrumental). ), predominantly feminine (expressive), or androgynous (both instrumental and expressive). According to Taylor and Hall, masculinity is defined by instrumentality and femininity by expressiveness. Both variables have demonstrated their validity in previous research (as cited by Schenk and Heinisch, 1985). Consistently, empathy has been defined in many ways. In the emotional cluster of JPI-R, it refers to a person's emotional reactivity towards other people (Jackson, 1994). An individual with high scores on this scale may have a tendency to identify closely with other people and their issues. He cares about others and is troubled by the misfortunes of others. In contrast, those with low scores tended not to allow feelings to intrude into the decision-making process. Showed little compassion, emotionally unstable... middle of paper...ee, HC, Mark H. Davis and Richard L. Archer (1979). Empathy, masculinity and femininity. Human Experimental Psychology, 9, 85-86.Hoffman, M. L. (1977). Sex differences in empathy and related behaviors. Psychological Bulletin, 84, 712-722. Jackson, D. N. (1994). Jackson Personality Inventory - Revised Manual. Port Huron: Research Psychologists Press.Karniol, R., Rivi Gabay, Yael Ochion, and Yael Harari (1998). Gender or gender role orientation is a better predictor of empathy in adolescence. Sexual Roles, 39, 45-59. Schenk, J. & R. Heinsch (1985). Self-descriptions using sex role scales and personality scales: A critical evaluation of recent masculinity and femininity scales, Personality and Individual Differences, 7, 161-168. Watson, P.J., Michael D. Biderman, and Steve M. Sawrie (1994). Empathy, sexual role orientation and narcissism. Sexual roles, 30, 701-721.