La masculinidad se reviste de una visión que destaca la acción, la fortaleza, la soberanía, la independencia, el egoísmo y la imposición (instrumentalidad y agencia), en tanto la feminidad recoge el lado asociado a las emociones, el cuidado, la ternura, la pasividad y lasumisión (expresividad, afecto y comunión). Se aplicaron a una muestra de 100 hombres y 100 mujeres el Inventario de Masculinidad-Feminidad y el Inventario de Salud Mental. Las correlaciones y regresiones realizadas por separado para hombres y mujeres muestran algunas diferencias por sexo pero un acuerdo general en el que la presencia de una instrumentalidad positiva se vincula con el hecho de ser más asertivos y claramente menos narcisistas, menos paranoides, menos fantasiosos, menos obnubilados, menos solitarios y menos apáticos.

This study had two objectives: (1) to assess the effect that sex and place of origin have on levels of happiness and gender traits, and (2) to evaluate the relationship between happiness and gender traits on men and women from Mexico and Bolivia. The study population consisted of 998 volunteers: 583 Bolivian (293 men, 290 women) and 425 Mexicans (208 men, 207 women) aged between 18 and 64 years. To assess happiness, we used Alarcón’s Happiness Scale (2006). To assess gender, we used the Instrumentality and Expressiveness Attributional Dimensions Scale (EDAIE). A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) [sex (man-woman) x place of origin (Bolivia-Mexico)] was used to evaluate the interaction effect on three happiness and four gender factors. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to measure the relationship between them. The ANOVA showed interaction effects of sex x pl...

La masculinidad se reviste de una visión que destaca la acción, la fortaleza, la soberanía, la independencia, el egoísmo y la imposición (instrumentalidad y agencia), en tanto la feminidad recoge el lado asociado a las emociones, el cuidado, la ternura, la pasividad y lasumisión (expresividad, afecto y comunión). Se aplicaron a una muestra de 100 hombres y 100 mujeres el Inventario de Masculinidad-Feminidad y el Inventario de Salud Mental. Las correlaciones y regresiones realizadas por separado para hombres y mujeres muestran algunas diferencias por sexo pero un acuerdo general en el que la presencia de una instrumentalidad positiva se vincula con el hecho de ser más asertivos y claramente menos narcisistas, menos paranoides, menos fantasiosos, menos obnubilados, menos solitarios y menos apáticos.

This study had two objectives: (1) to assess the effect that sex and place of origin have on levels of happiness and gender traits, and (2) to evaluate the relationship between happiness and gender traits on men and women from Mexico and Bolivia. The study population consisted of 998 volunteers: 583 Bolivian (293 men, 290 women) and 425 Mexicans (208 men, 207 women) aged between 18 and 64 years. To assess happiness, we used Alarcón’s Happiness Scale (2006). To assess gender, we used the Instrumentality and Expressiveness Attributional Dimensions Scale (EDAIE). A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) [sex (man-woman) x place of origin (Bolivia-Mexico)] was used to evaluate the interaction effect on three happiness and four gender factors. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to measure the relationship between them. The ANOVA showed interaction effects of sex x pl...

Qualitative research on success in life suggests that this construct is explained by a five-dimensional model: personal growth, social recognition, social goals, happiness, and interpersonal relationships. However, this model has not been evaluated from the point of view of other paradigms to verify its validity. This investigation aimed to test the proposed model of success in life by validating a scale. The first version of the Success in Life Scale, consisting of 72 items, was applied online to 712 volunteers living in the metropolitan area of the Mexico valley. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) allowed us to obtain a final scale of 43 items distributed in six factors that explain 64.71 % of the variance. A confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) validated this structure. Internal consistency analysis of the scale showed α = .95. So, we conclude that success in life is explained by ...

Qualitative research on success in life suggests that this construct is explained by a five-dimensional model: personal growth, social recognition, social goals, happiness, and interpersonal relationships. However, this model has not been evaluated from the point of view of other paradigms to verify its validity. This investigation aimed to test the proposed model of success in life by validating a scale. The first version of the Success in Life Scale, consisting of 72 items, was applied online to 712 volunteers living in the metropolitan area of the Mexico valley. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) allowed us to obtain a final scale of 43 items distributed in six factors that explain 64.71 % of the variance. A confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) validated this structure. Internal consistency analysis of the scale showed α = .95. So, we conclude that success in life is explained by ...