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Digit ratio(2D:4D) and gender role orientation in health and medical students

보건의료 대학생의 손가락 길이비(2D:4D)와 성역할 정체감

  • Kim, Keum-Sook (Department of Nursing, Hyechon College) ;
  • Cho, Keun-Ja (Department of Emergency Medical Service, Kongju National University)
  • Received : 2012.02.17
  • Accepted : 2012.05.10
  • Published : 2012.05.31
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Abstract

The ratio of index finger length to ring finger length(2D:4D) is an index of prenatal testosterone and/or estrogen exposure. The aim of this study is to investigate digit ratio and the type of gender-role orientation, to identify the correlation between 2D:4D and gender-role orientation in health and medical students. Participants were 120 male and 146 female university students majoring in health or medicine. After filling in KSRI(Korean Sex Role Inventory), 2nd and 4th finger lengths were measured on both hands using vernier callipers with photocopy. This study showed 2D:4D in the males was 0.95, and that in the females was 0.96 (p<0.01). 38.3% male students revealed androgyny, on the other hand, 35.6% female students revealed undifferentiated type from KSRI. And also, there was a significant difference in masculinity score between male and female but not in feminity score. There was no significant difference in 2D:4D according gender role orientation. The KSRI masculinity score was negatively related to 2D:4D of left hand in male (p<0.05). The results of this study suggest that a more masculine gender role orientation in males is associated with low 2D:4D revealing higher testosterone and/or lower estrogen level in utero. However, more research in 2D:4D ratio to Korean is needed for support of this result.

집게손가락과 반지손가락의 길이비(2D:4D)는 모체 내에서 태아의 테스토스테론과 에스트로겐의 영향 수준을 반영한다. 본 연구는 보건의료 대학생의 2D:4D와 성역할 정체감 유형을 파악하고 2D:4D와 성역할 정체감 사이의 관계를 파악하고자 시도되었다. 연구대상자는 보건의료 대학생 266명(남자 120명, 여자 146명)으로 성역할 정체감 설문(KSRI)에 응답한 후 복사기를 이용하여 손가락길이가 측정되었다. 연구 결과, 보건의료 대학생들의 2D:4D는 남자 0.95, 여자 0.96으로 남녀 간에 유의한 차이가 있었으며(p<0.01), 성역할 정체감에 있어서는 남자는 양성성 유형(38.3%)이, 여자는 미분화 유형(35.6%)이 가장 많았다. 남녀사이에 남성성 점수는 유의한 차이가 있었으나(p<0.001), 여성성 점수는 유의한 차이가 없었고, 성역할 정체감 유형에 따라서는 2D:4D에 차이가 없었다. 또한 남성성 여성성 점수에 따른 성역할 정체감과 2D:4D 사이의 상관관계는 남자에서는 왼손의 손가락 길이비가 낮을수록 남성성 점수가 높았으며(r= -0.188, p<0.05), 여자에서는 유의한 상관관계가 없었다. 결론적으로 보건의료 대학생 중에서도 여학생들에게 상황적인 변화에 더 잘 적응할 수 있도록 양성성 유형으로 나아갈 수 있는 중재 프로그램이 더욱 더 필요하다. 또한 본 연구에서는 2D:4D와 성역할 정체감과의 상관관계가 높게 나타나지는 않아 추후 한국인을 대상으로 한 더 많은 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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