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A psychometric study of the PRF ANDRO Scale.

N V Ramanaiah1, T H Lawry

  • 1Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

The PRF ANDRO Masculinity and Femininity scales have many irrelevant items and do not meet established criteria. This suggests a need for revision to improve their theoretical relevance and content saturation.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Personality Assessment
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • The Personality Research Form (PRF) ANDRO Masculinity (M) and Femininity (F) Scales are widely used measures.
  • Assessing the adequacy of these scales is crucial for accurate personality research.
  • Previous research has not fully evaluated the content validity of the PRF ANDRO scales against established theoretical frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the adequacy of items in the PRF ANDRO Masculinity and Femininity Scales.
  • To evaluate the content themes as specified by Berzins, Welling, and Wetter (1978).
  • To empirically test the appropriateness of scale items using Bem's (1974) criteria.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of PRF ANDRO M and F scale items.
  • Comparison of scale items against theoretical themes from Berzins et al. (1978).
  • Empirical testing of item appropriateness using Sandra Bem's (1974) criteria for psychological scales.

Main Results:

  • A significant proportion of items in the PRF ANDRO M and F scales were found to be theoretically irrelevant.
  • Many items failed to meet Bem's (1974) established criteria for scale appropriateness.
  • Several items within the scales exhibited low content saturation, indicating a lack of focused measurement.

Conclusions:

  • The current PRF ANDRO M and F scales contain substantial theoretical and empirical deficiencies.
  • The scales' items do not adequately represent the intended masculinity and femininity constructs.
  • Implications suggest a need for significant revision or development of new measures to accurately assess these constructs.

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