title: Factor analyses of two 'attitude toward gender role' questionnaire.
abstract: Two questionnaires which purport to assess attitudes toward gender role, the Maferr Inventory of Feminine Values and the Sex Stereotype Questionnaire, were submitted to a factor analysis. While each analysis of the five response set items yielded interpretable factors with unequivocal item scores, the obtained factors are not consistent with the a priori assignment of items to "groupings" suggested by the manuals for these instruments. The implications of using questionnaires with questionable psychometric properties is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Humanities, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barton