The Belief in Female Sexual Deceptiveness - Short form (BFSD-S) scale is an 8-item measure derived from the longer Belief in Female Sexual Deceptiveness (BFDS) Scale. The scale captures men's belief in women's sexual deceptiveness, which has been postulated as a component of hostile masculinity and a precursor to more serious sexual-assault-facilitating cognitions.
1. Women “guilt” men into taking their side or giving them what they want
2. Women “play the victim” to get what they want from men
3. A woman might make up a story so she can end a date early, if she is not enjoying herself
4. Women enjoy toying with men’s feelings
5. Women often use half-truths to keep men “at arm’s length”
6. When a woman dances suggestively with a man, it is because she wants to feel desirable, not because she is interested in the man
7. Women flirt with many men at the same time, in order to start fight
8. Women’s relationships with men are mostly about competing with other women
Response Options:
Never - 0
Very rarely - 1
Only sometimes - 2
About half the time - 3
More often than not - 4
Very often - 5
Almost always - 6
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adults
The scale is scored as the mean of all the item scores.
PRIMARY CITATION:
Rogers, D. L., Cervantes, E., & Espinosa, J. C. (2015). Development and validation of the belief in Female Sexual Deceptiveness scale. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(5), 744-761. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260514536282
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
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Face
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Construct
Total Score: 5.00/8 Points (MEDIUM)
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