The Gender-Role Conflict Scale I and II are two self-report instruments designed to assess aspects of gender-role conflict, or the negative consequences of gender roles described in the literature.
Developed by:
James M. O'Neil, Barbara J. Helms, Robert K. Gabes (University of Connecticut), Laurence David (Iowa State University), Lawrene S. Wrightsman (University of Kansas)
Measure domains:
GRCS-I:
1. Success, power, competition
2. Restrictive emotionality
3. Restrictive affectionate behavior between men
4. conflicts between work and family relations
GRCS-II:
1. Success, power, competition
2. Homophobia
3. Lack of emotional response
4. Public embarassment from gender-role deviance
1. Success, power, competition
2. Restrictive emotionality
3. Restrictive affectionate behavior between men
4. conflicts between work and family relations
GRCS-II:
1. Success, power, competition
2. Homophobia
3. Lack of emotional response
4. Public embarassment from gender-role deviance
Items and subscales:
GRCS-I = 37 items
GRCS-II= 16 itmes
GRCS-II= 16 itmes
Outcomes predicted:
N/A
Cronbach's alpha:
GRCS-I: Range from 0.75 to 0.85
GRCS-II: Range from 0.51 to 0.76
GRCS-II: Range from 0.51 to 0.76
Study population(s):
Undergraduate men at two Midwestern universities enrolled in introductory psychology classes.
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
Gottert, A., Barrington, C., Pettifor, A., McNaughton-Reyes, H. L., Maman, S., MacPhail, C., . . . Lippman, S. A. (2016). Measuring men’s gender norms and gender role conflict/stress in a high HIV-prevalence South African setting. AIDS Behav, 20(8), 1785-1795. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1374-1
Citation of original article
Get citationO’Neil, J., Helms, B., Gable, R., David, L., & Wrightsman, L. (1986). Gender-role conflict scale: College men’s fear of femininity. Sex Roles, 14(5–6). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287583