Gender schema theory and sex role inventories
Some conceptual and psychometric considerations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202184 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Randy J Larsen (Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Edward Seidman (0000-0002-0474-5670) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 205-211 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.50.1.205 |
| PMID | 3701574 |
| OpenAlex | W1992570964, W4245385901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 2 |
In this study we assessed whether the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and the PRF ANDRO are appropriate for investigations of gender schema theory (Bem, 1981a). Because these instruments were developed for entirely different theoretical purposes, it is important to empirically examine the validity of these measures for investigating the construct of gender schema. On the basis of the propositions of gender schema theory, we made several predictions about the psychometric properties that should be exhibited by a valid measure of this construct. Responses to the PRF ANDRO and the BSRI were factor analyzed separately for sex-typed and non-sex-typed groups. Results show consistent and theoretically predictable differences in the factor solutions of these two groups. The sex-typed or gender-schematic group obtained bipolar factors, with masculine items loading with one sign, whereas feminine items loaded with the other sign on each factor. Also, sex of subject loaded highly on almost every factor for this group. The non-sex-typed group, however, obtained few such distinctly dichotomous factors, and sex of subject loaded only on the weaker factors. Results are interpreted as providing support for the construct validity of at least the BSRI and the PRF ANDRO for use in researching the implications of this approach.
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the BEM Sex-Role Inventory
An Examination of the Current Usefulness of the Bem Sex-Role Inventory
Ecological Value of Bem's Gender Schema Theory Explored through Females' Traditional and Nontraditional Occupational Contexts
Sex role self schema and psychological adjustment in coupled homosexual and heterosexual men and women
A confirmatory factor analysis of the Bem Sex Role Inventory
Relation of sex and gender role to love, sexual attitudes, and self-esteem
Construct validity of the bem sex role inventory (BSRI)
The Structure of the Bem Sex Role Inventory
Bipolarity … or not? Some Conceptual Problems Relating to Bipolar Rating Scales
Feminists wrestle with testosterone
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| Citations per year | 0.69 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2017 (31) |
| Highly cited | No |