title: An examination of the current usefulness of the Bem Sex-Role Inventory.
abstract: In the present study, an ethnically diverse convenience sample (N = 182; 62% female) of working adults (56%) and college students (M age=30.9 yr., in SD = 12.8, range= 18 to 71) completed the Bem Sex-Role Inventory which is a widely used self-report measure of perceptions of gender roles. Based on their scores, individuals' sex roles can be categorized as Masculine or Feminine (sex-typed) or Androgynous. The results of this study suggest that, almost 30 years after it was first developed, the categories can still be used to categorize men and women of varying ages.
authors.affiliation: Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA. POSWALD@IONA.EDU
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Oswald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors