Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyze sex differences of sex-role orientation in college students. A Japanese version of Dreyer et al's ISRO was made up, and a preliminary investigation was conducted with this version, and its reliability and validity were verified. Subsequently, the main investigation was conducted with college students in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai area. Sex differences in the ISRO total score were found. Looking at individual items, sample differences were apparent in 10 out of 16 items and sex differences in all 16. It was found that, compared to male students, female students had a strong tenedency to deny traditional sex roles. Male students, on the other hand, tended to be conservative, but there were large individual differences.
