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. 2020 Sep 14;15(9):e0238701. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238701

Table 1. The gender-coded personality traits within the Positive-Negative Sex-Role Inventory (PN-SRI).

Masculinity scale Femininity scale
MAS+ items MAS- items FEM+ items FEM- items
Analytical Arrogant Emotional Anxious
Logical Boastful Empathic Disoriented
Objective Harsh Loving Naïve
Practical Inconsiderate Passionate Overcautious
Rational Ostentatious Sensitive Oversensitive
Solution-focused Power-hungry Tender Self-doubting

Abbreviations: PN-SRI = Positive-Negative Sex-Role Inventory; FEM(+) = Feminine personality traits (desirable); FEM(-) = Feminine personality traits (undesirable); MAS(+) = Masculine personality traits (desirable); MAS(-) = Masculine personality traits (undesirable).