The Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) is an instrument to assess adolescents' attitudes toward women and gender-related roles based on the short form of the Spence-Helmreich Attitudes Toward Women Scale.
Developed by:
Nancy L. Galambos and Anne C. Petersen (The Pennsylvania State University) Maryse Richards (Loyola University) Idy B. Gitelson (The MacArthur Foundation)
Measure domains:
N/A
Items and subscales:
12 items
Outcomes predicted:
Girl's self-image and self-esteem Attitudes toward division of labor
Cronbach's alpha:
"Range from 0.62 to 0.86
Average for boys = 0.78
Average for girls = 0.72"
Average for boys = 0.78
Average for girls = 0.72"
Study population(s):
"Multiple samples of U.S. adolescents:
Three samples of rural and suburban high school students and two cohorts of sixth to eighth grade students"
Three samples of rural and suburban high school students and two cohorts of sixth to eighth grade students"
Additional information:
Validity assessed using existing measures:
Bem Sex-role Inventory
Offer Self-Image Questionnaire
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Bem Sex-role Inventory
Offer Self-Image Questionnaire
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
Jaruseviciene, L., De Meyer, S., Decat, P., Zaborskis, A., Degomme, O., Rojas, M.,
Hagens, A., Auquilla, S., Vega, N., Gorter, B.,Orozco, M., & Lazarus, J. V. (2014). Factorial validation of the Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) in assessing sexual behaviour patterns in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents. Glob Health Action, 7, 23126. doi:10.3402/gha.v7.23126
Hagens, A., Auquilla, S., Vega, N., Gorter, B.,Orozco, M., & Lazarus, J. V. (2014). Factorial validation of the Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) in assessing sexual behaviour patterns in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents. Glob Health Action, 7, 23126. doi:10.3402/gha.v7.23126
Citation of original article
Get citationGalambos, N. L., Petersen, A. C., Richards, M., & Gitelson, I. B. (1985). The Attitudes Toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA): A study of reliability and validity. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 13(5-6), 343-356.