The Masculine Gender-Role Stress (MGRS) scale was developed to measure men's cognitive appraisal of specific gender-role-related situations as stressful.
Developed by:
Richard M. Eisler, Jay R. Skindmore (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Measure domains:
Physical Inadequacy
Emotional Inexpressiveness
Subordination to Women
Intellectual Inferiority
Performance Failure
Emotional Inexpressiveness
Subordination to Women
Intellectual Inferiority
Performance Failure
Items and subscales:
43 Items
Outcomes predicted:
Anger and Anxiety
Study population(s):
U.S. undergraduate males ages 17 to 25 recruited from Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Measure validated?:
Yes
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
Richard M. Eisler , Jay R. Skidmore & Clay H. Ward (1988) Masculine Gender- Role Stress: Predictor of Anger, Anxiety, and Health-Risk Behaviors, Journal of Personality Assessment, 52:1, 133-141, DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5201_12
Citation of original article
Get citationEisler, R. M., & Skidmore, J. R. (1987). Masculine gender role stress: Scale development and component factors in the appraisal of stressful situations. Behavior Modification, 11(2), 123-136. doi: 10.1177/01454455870112001