Investigated the relationship of sex role in 136 Ss as measured by the Bem Sex Role Inventory to measures of self‐concept and overt anxiety. Persons who rated themselves low in both masculine and feminine attributes were found to have significantly poorer self‐concepts than both androgynous and masculine Ss, which suggests that this group should be distinguished from high‐high scorers labeled as androgynous. There was no significant difference in self‐concept between masculine and androgynous Ss, and the masculine group reported significantly lower levels of anxiety. These findings support a previous contention that it is the presence of masculine attributes rather than a balance of masculinity and femininity that is crucial to personal adjustment.

Questions the extent malpractice insurance protects psychologists with regard to their current needs. The need for professional liability insurance is reviewed. Concern about the greater visibility of psychology, the increasing use of the legal process for grievance settlement, and the nature of the legal investigative process as it relates to the psychologist's practice is expressed. 3 questions for psychologists to ask about insurance coverage are suggested.

This study compares two instruments which have recently been devised to measure sex-role identification, Heilbrun's Masculinity and Femininity Scales and the Bem Sex-Role Inventory. Correlations between the masculine and feminine scales of these instruments were significant for male but not female subjects; intrascale comparisons found no relationship between the Bem scales but moderate correlations between the Heilbrun scales for male subjects. There was agreement between the two measures in classifying approximately 47% of the subjects into one of the four sex-role categories. Misclassification occurred primarily on categories which have been found to show considerable overlap in personality characteristics.

Teachers support the practice of having student evaluations, but they express some doubts about what ratings mean and how the results are used.

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