The Revised CM M as a Test of Perceived M-F and of Self-Report M-F

Summary

Five studies investigated aspects of validity of the Revised CMM as a test of self-report M-F and of perceived M-F in others. In Study I husband-wife pairs used the Revised CMM to describe the self and to describe own wife or husband. In Study II each S described the self, his own mother, and his own father. Study III and IV required self-descriptions and descriptions of the “ideal person” of the S's own sex and age. Study V required each S to describe the self and to describe the kind of person the S would like to marry. Ss in studies III, IV, and V were also given the MMPI. In all relevant comparisons, rated males were significantly differentiated from rated females, in the predicted direction. Self-rating scores on the Revised CMM also correlated significantly with MMPI Mf scores.