Development and Standardization of Measures of Stereotypic Sex-Role Concepts and of Sex-Role Adoption in Adults

1976 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 623-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Newman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
The Self ◽  
Socioeconomic Class ◽  
Role Adoption ◽  
Q Sort

The Self-descriptive List, a measure of adult stereotypic sex-role concepts of masculinity, and the Rating Scale for Adults, a measure of sex-role adoption, were developed and standardized. The former has 12 items which were determined by a Q-sort procedure to be neutral on social desirability and either high or low on masculinity. The latter has 20 sex-typed, behavioral statements. Both instruments were administered twice to college students and their spouses. Subjects were Caucasian, second generation U. S. citizens of the middle socioeconomic class who were 18 yr. of age or older. Both instruments reliably differentiated between the sexes; furthermore, scores on scales were positively correlated.

Anxiety Correlates of Sex-Role Identity in College Students

1964 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 729-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Cosentino ◽  
Alfred B. Heilbrun
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
College Females ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
College Males ◽  
Sex Role Identity ◽  
Role Adoption ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

The relationships between sex-role adoption, aggression anxiety (AA), and manifest anxiety (MA) were determined by using questionnaire data from 85 college males and 156 college females. Significant negative rs were obtained between masculinity and both anxiety variables which, in turn, were positively correlated. The MF-AA findings were similar to those reported for 12-yr.-old children.

An Adult Version of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory: Test-Retest Reliability and Social Desirability

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1189-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muriel B. Ryden
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

A version of the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory, modified for use with adults, was found to have a test-retest reliability of about .80 for 32 adult women over periods of 6 to 58 wk. Correlation of the scores with the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale for a group of 51 college students was .47. Use of the lie scale on the self-esteem scale to identify subjects whose self-reports are markedly influenced by a social desirability factor can reduce this correlation to .32.

Social Desirability, the Halo Effect, and Stereotypical Perception in Person Perception and Self-Perception

1971 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 683-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert R. Sappenfield
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Halo Effect ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Q Sort

Predictions assuming that social desirability, the halo effect, and stereotypical perception are involved in perception of the self and others were tested in terms of intercorrelations among several variables, involving use of a Photograph Q Sort and an Adjective Q Sort. Findings were consistent with predictions.

Self-acceptance: The Evaluative Component of the Self-concept Construct

1979 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorrie A. Shepard
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Sentence Completion ◽  
Average Correlation ◽  
Validity Coefficient ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Q Sort

The validity of the construct self-acceptance was tested to map the evaluative dimension of self-concept. Three constructs—self-acceptance, self-description, and acceptance of others—were each measured by seven methods (checklist, rating scale, sentence completion, forced-choice questionnaire, semantic differential, TAT, and Q-sort) to create a multitrait-multimethod matrix of intercorrelations. Instruments were either selected from the literature or developed by the author and were administered in counterbalanced order to 137 individuals ranging in age from 14 to 82. The average convergent validity values were .55 for self-acceptance, .42 for self-description, and .41 for acceptance of others. Both of the self-constructs had strong discriminant validity from acceptance of others; the average correlation of .22 between self-acceptance and acceptance of others was consistent with their theoretical relationship. Self-acceptance was only slightly discriminated from self-description (convergent validity coefficient of .55 compared to average discriminant correlation of .41). Although some additional evidence of discriminant validity exists in the patterns of correlation with age and other constructs, self-acceptance and self-description were not as distinct as the semantic definitions of the constructs imply.

AAC Collaboration Using the Self-Anchored Rating Scales (SARS): An Aphasia Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
Lynn E. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
The Self ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Her Family ◽  
Solution Focused

Abstract The self-anchored rating scale (SARS) is a technique that augments collaboration between Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) interventionists, their clients, and their clients' support networks. SARS is a technique used in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, a branch of systemic family counseling. It has been applied to treating speech and language disorders across the life span, and recent case studies show it has promise for promoting adoption and long-term use of high and low tech AAC. I will describe 2 key principles of solution-focused therapy and present 7 steps in the SARS process that illustrate how clinicians can use the SARS to involve a person with aphasia and his or her family in all aspects of the therapeutic process. I will use a case study to illustrate the SARS process and present outcomes for one individual living with aphasia.

Using the Rating Scale Model to Examine the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sundström
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Measurement Precision ◽  
The Self ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Samples

This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a self-report scale for assessing perceived driver competence, labeled the Self-Efficacy Scale for Driver Competence (SSDC), using item response theory analyses. Two samples of Swedish driving-license examinees (n = 795; n = 714) completed two versions of the SSDC that were parallel in content. Prior work, using classical test theory analyses, has provided support for the validity and reliability of scores from the SSDC. This study investigated the measurement precision, item hierarchy, and differential functioning for males and females of the items in the SSDC as well as how the rating scale functions. The results confirmed the previous findings; that the SSDC demonstrates sound psychometric properties. In addition, the findings showed that measurement precision could be increased by adding items that tap higher self-efficacy levels. Moreover, the rating scale can be improved by reducing the number of categories or by providing each category with a label.

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