An examination of the current usefulness of the Bem Sex-Role Inventory.
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.
Oswald
Patricia A
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Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA. POSWALD@IONA.EDU
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