The present study is intended to achieve a better understanding into the nature of gender difference in need for uniqueness observed among Japanese university students. Study I, through re-analysis of the data for a former study, ascertained men's higher scores on various sub-scales of need for uniqueness as well as in uniqueness-seeking in response to Rorschach noncolor plates. Study II gave support to the prediction that the total score and negatively to the feminity score measured by Bem's Sex Role Inventory. Study III replicated the main findings of Study I with a larger sample of 1,624 university students.
Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 3 (2), 56-62, 1988
The Japanese Society of Social Psychology