A confirmatory factor analysis of the short form sex role behavior scale

Sex Roles

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 169-177

  McCreary, Donald R ^a   Rhodes, Nancy D ^b   Saucier, Deborah M ^c  

^a Stress and Coping Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

construct validity; gender roles; gender typed behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036429869     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021099106603     Document Type: Article

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