The psychometric properties of the Bem sex?role inventory: Questions concerning reliability and validity
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Communication Quarterly
- Vol. 29 (3), 173-186
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01463378109369403
Abstract
This investigation examined criticisms of the Bem Sex‐Role Inventory, a measure of gender orientation, and further examined its reliability and validity. Study 1 produced a two factor solution which was similar to other analyses. Study 2 demonstrated what adjectives best described males and females in American society. From the two studies, a revision of the Bem Sex‐Role Inventory was proposed with 10 items each measuring masculinity and femininity.Keywords
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