Measuring gender orientation with the
Bem sex role inventory in Chinese culture.
Psychological androgyny as measured by the
Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI; Bem 1981) indicated better health practices.
Using a modified
Bem Sex Role Inventory Model with definitions utilized in a gender study by Evans and Davies (2000), a total of 20 masculine and feminine traits were selected for this study (Table 1).
Francis used the
Bem Sex Role Inventory (Bem, 1981) to assess gender role orientation, and the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Francis & Stubbs, 1987) to assess religiosity among older men and women.
had never married, never had children, were out of the labor market for long periods, had particularly high or low masculinity scores as rated by the
Bem Sex Role Inventory, or rated their health as poor).
Sex role orientation was measured via the
Bem Sex Role Inventory (Bem, 1974).
Four hundred and nine students (males n = 173, females n = 236) at a small Midwestern university completed the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS) and the
Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI).
A sample of 496 older men and women in England, mainly in their sixties and seventies, completed the
Bem Sex Role Inventory together with the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity.