The generalizability and construct validity of the modern sexism scale : Some cautionary notes

• Published in: Sex roles Vol. 36; no. 9-10; pp. 655 - 663
• Main Authors: YODER, J. D, MCDONALD, T. W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Springer 01.05.1997; Plenum Pub. Corp; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: African Americans; Biological and medical sciences; Coding; College students; Computer Peripherals; Construct Validity; Cronbach's alpha; Employment Experience; Factor Analysis; Feedback (Response); Females; Fire Fighters; Firefighters; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gender Bias; Gender Discrimination; Gender identity; High School Graduates; Individual Characteristics; Likert Scales; Locus of Control; Mail Surveys; Measures; Modems; Multivariate Analysis; Personality; Personality Measures; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychometrics. Sociometry; Racial Differences; Racism; Resistance (Psychology); Scales; Self esteem; Semantics; Sexism; Sexual harassment; Social Psychology; Statistical Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Validation studies; Validity; White people; Women; Social environment; Human; Test validation; Construct validity; Occupational environment; Sex role; Sexism; Attitude; Evaluation scale; Cultural environment; Female; Psychometrics
• ISSN: 0360-0025; 1573-2762
• DOI: 10.1023/a:1025674209673

The purpose is to explore the Modern Sexism Scale with a small but diverse (in terms of race, age, and years of job experience), nationwide sample of women firefighters and to further probe the construct validity of the scale by relating it to a rich assortment of personality, attitudinal, work experiential, and gender identity factors.