Sexual Double Standard (SDS) Scale
Sexual Double Standard (SDS) Scale
Sexual Double Standard (SDS) Scale is a 6-item measure that assesses young people's perceptions about gender norms related to adolescents in their community.
High Psychometric Score
Multi-Country
ITEMS:
1. Girls are the victims of rumors if they have boyfriends
2. Boys tell girls they love them when they don't
3. Adolescent girls should avoid boys because they trick them into having sex
4. Boys have girlfriends to show off to their friends
5. Adolescent boys lose interest in a girl after they have sex with her
6. Adolescent boys fool girls into having sex
Response Options:
5-point Likert scale
Disagree a lot - 1
Agree a lot - 5
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Indonesia
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Scoring Procedures:
Individual responses are combined to provide a mean score, ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores signaling perceptions of more unequal gender norms
PRIMARY CITATION:
Moreau, C., Li, M., Ahmed, S., Zuo, X., & Cislaghi, B. (2021). Assessing the Spectrum of Gender Norms Perceptions in Early Adolescence: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Global Early Adolescent Study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 69(1S), S16-S22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.010
Psychometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 6.00/8 Points (HIGH)
Citation Frequency
KEY
FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
