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THE FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE BEM SEX‐ROLE INVENTORY (BSRI)
Author(s) -
Maznah Ismail,
Choo Piang Fong
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598608247574
Subject(s) - psychology , factor (programming language) , bem sex role inventory , scale (ratio) , social psychology , developmental psychology , gender role , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Research on the factor structure of the Bem Sex‐Role Inventory generally indicates the existence of a number of smaller factors in addition to a major Masculine factor and a major Feminine factor. This has led to a suggestion that contrary to Bern's proposal, the scale is multidimensional. The present study attempted to examine further the factor structure of BSRI when applied to a non‐Western sample. The results of a factor analysis appear to confirm the suggestion that BSRI is multidimensional. There are also indications that both the Masculine and the Feminine scales have high internal consistencies which can be improved further if certain items were removed.