The Gender-Based Food Intake Stereotype Scale (GBFISS) is a 21 item measure of gender stereotype influences on food intake among adolescents.
Geographies Tested: Costa Rica
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents
1. A man who only eats salads is
definitely gay
2. Men who bring fruits to school are
usually effeminate
3. Men who watch what they eat to
avoid gaining weight are gay
4. A man who eats little is gay
5. Men who eat healthy food to stay in
shape are effeminate
6. Men who eat slowly are effeminate
7. Queer men mind their manners
when eating
8. Men who eat little are gay
9. Men prefer women who watch what
they eat
10. Women who eat quickly appear less
feminine
11. Beautiful women generally eat little
12. Women who don’t watch what they
eat are not appealing to men
13. The more feminine a woman is, the
more fruits she eats
14. If a woman wants to be successful
with men, she must watch what
she eats
15. A woman who eats a lot looks manly
16. Thin women are more feminine
17. An average man eats a lot
18. Real men eat very quickly
19. Men don’t care if the food they eat is
greasy
20. Men eat whatever they want without
remorse
21. Men do not care about what they eat
Response Options:
A 5-point Likert scale ranging from ‘strongly disagree’ (1) to ‘strongly agree’ (5)
Not Applicable
Monge-Rojas, R., Reyes Fernandez, B., & Smith-Castro, V. (2020). Gender-based food intake stereotype scale (GBFISS) for adolescents: Development and psychometric evaluation. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 8(1), 292-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2020.1797507
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