The Bem Sex-Role Inventory: Continuing Theoretical Problems

Pedhazur and Tetenbaum speculated that factor structures from self-ratings of the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) personality traits would be different from factor structures from desirability ratings of the same traits. To explore this hypothesis, both desirability ratings of BSRI traits (both for a...

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Published in:Educational and psychological measurement 2008-10, Vol.68 (5), p.881-900
Main Authors: Choi, Namok, Fuqua, Dale R., Newman, Jody L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bem Sex Role Inventory
Classification
Discriminant Analysis
Evaluation Methods
Factor Analysis
Females
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Hypotheses
Hypothesis Testing
Males
Masculinity
Personality Traits
Predictive Validity
Psychological tests
Ratings & rankings
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Sex Role
Sex roles
Social Desirability
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Summary:Pedhazur and Tetenbaum speculated that factor structures from self-ratings of the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) personality traits would be different from factor structures from desirability ratings of the same traits. To explore this hypothesis, both desirability ratings of BSRI traits (both for a man and for a woman) and self-ratings were obtained from the same sample and factor analyzed. Factor analyses performed on the three sets of ratings of the 40 BSRI traits (self-ratings, desirability ratings for a man, and desirability ratings for a woman) confirmed that the factors across ratings were diverse. Thus, the underlying constructs must be studied independently. Predictive discriminant analyses replicated the finding that two traits alone (Masculine and Feminine) provided nearly all of the discrimination of males and females in the sample when self-ratings were employed. Also, predictive discriminant analyses revealed that the classification of participants into gender groups was very accurate using self-ratings but deteriorated remarkably when using the desirability ratings.
ISSN:0013-1644
1552-3888
DOI:10.1177/0013164408315267