Abstract
The relationship between sex‐role orientation and willingness to confront existential issues was examined. Eighty‐eight undergraduates completed the Bem Sex Role Inventoy and Avoidance of Existential Confrontation (AEC) scale. A Sex × Masculinity × Femininity analysis of variance of AEC scores showed that masculine men and feminine women reported the least willingness to confront existential issues. Androgynous men were the most receptive to facing existential issues. These findings are discussed in terms of the defensiveness often evidenced by sex‐typed persons and the importance of responding to the existential concerns of young adults struggling to establish a sex‐role identity.
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