Chapter 3 60 in healthcare. Nevertheless, the ongoing debate about the categorization of the investigated traits to feminine, masculine or androgynous can be problematic as described by Nielsen and colleagues.36 For example, in our study we found that the gender-related traits of “Athletic”, “Assertive”, “Self-sufficient” and “Happy” were contributors to better overall HRQoL and these could possibly be used as direct predictors of HRQoL rather than as components of a specific gender role.
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