Bem Sex Role Inventory

 

Author: Sandra Bem

The Bem Sex Role Inventory (BEM, also known as BSRI) provides independent assessments of masculinity and femininity in terms of the respondent’s self-reported possession of socially desirable, stereotypically masculine and feminine personality characteristics. This can also be seen as a measurement of the extent to which respondents spontaneously sort self-relevant information into distinct masculine and feminine categories. The self administering sixty-item questionnaire measures masculinity, femininity, androgyny, and undifferentiated, using the Masculinity and Femininity scales.

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Features of the BEM

Purpose: Measure of androgyny and gender role.

Length: 60 items (BSRI Short Form has 30 items)

Average completion time: 10 minutes

Target population: 16 years and older

Administration: For individual or group administration

Provides independent assessments of masculinity and femininity through self-reported possession of socially desirable, stereotypically masculine and feminine personality traits.

Measures the extent to which respondents spontaneously sort self-relevant information into distinct masculine and feminine categories (under Sandra Bem's gender schema theory).

Uses of the BEM

  • Empirical research on psychological androgyny
  • Workshops and counseling on gender awareness

Scales

Masculinity

Femininity

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