Replicated Pedhazur and Tetenbaum's study that raised questions about the unidimensionality of the feminine and masculine subscales of Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI). Factor analysis and smallest space analysis indicated that subsets are not unidimensional. However, results of factor analysis but not smallest space analysis were consistent with…

Examines measurement scales used in different studies of the relationship between masculinity, femininity, or androgyny, and self esteem. Suggests that findings of a high positive association between masculinity and self-esteem may be due to the fact that the most commonly used measurement scales do, in fact, endorse masculine characteristics.…

Used two instruments to compare delinquent and nondelinquent teenaged women in terms of sex role androgyny, sex role attitudes, and heterosexual relationships. Based on the results, questions the construct validity of the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) and the Personality Research Form (PRF ANDRO). (GC)

A study with Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong was used to develop the Chinese Sex-Role Inventory (CSRI). The CSRI was constructed following Bem's procedures in his creation of the Bem Sex Role Inventory. (Author/ML)