University of New England, Armidale, QLD, Australia.
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2023 Oct;126(5):2322-2344. doi: 10.1177/00332941221076759. Epub 2022 Mar 27.
The notion of psychological androgyny as a research tool loiters on in an incapacitated state. The lack of a general theory and the belief that the biological gender differences are insignificant to non-existent has been the seeds for its de-construction. Over the decades, the testing of ideas associated with androgyny has declined. Indeed, the debates over its usefulness as a construct ended long ago. The judgment nowadays is that debating the constructs of masculinity, femininity, and androgyny as behavioral traits has been long settled, and a contemporary revisiting of androgyny is not warranted. However, from another contemporary viewpoint, if androgyny is to have any future, it needs a new theory devoid of masculinity and femininity. We present a novel theory with the potential to do just that. This article details a new de-gendered theory of psychological androgyny, neo-androgyny, as a candidate to replace traditional models that are now considered outdated and irrelevant. We present five potential factors for inclusion in a de-gendered model: social efficacy, creativity, capability, eminence, and determination. We review these factors concerning the future of androgyny theory.
心理性别模糊作为一种研究工具，其地位依然摇摇欲坠。缺乏一般理论，以及认为生物性别差异微不足道甚至不存在，是导致其被解构的原因。几十年来，与性别模糊相关的理念测试已经减少。事实上，关于它作为一种建构的有用性的争论早已结束。如今的判断是，争论男性气质、女性气质和性别模糊作为行为特征的建构已经得到解决，没有必要重新审视性别模糊。然而，从另一个当代观点来看，如果性别模糊要有未来，它需要一种没有男性气质和女性气质的新理论。我们提出了一种新的理论，具有这样的潜力。本文详细介绍了一种新的去性别化的心理性别模糊理论，即新性别模糊，作为替代传统模型的候选理论，这些传统模型现在被认为已经过时和不相关。我们提出了五个可能包含在去性别化模型中的因素：社会效能、创造力、能力、卓越和决心。我们回顾了这些因素，探讨了性别模糊理论的未来。
