The Honor Ideology for Womanhood Scale — Short-Form (HIW-SF) is a three-item measure that directly assesses people’s endorsement of honor-related beliefs and values as it relates to women. It is a shorter version of the 12-item honor ideology for womanhood scale (HIM) that assesses collective reputation concern, sexual virtue, and family loyalty in the context of honor ideology for women.
Geographies Tested: United States of America
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
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A 9-point Likert scale ranging from 1 - “Strongly disagree” to 9 - “Strongly agree.”
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Bock, J. E., Brown, R. P., Pomerantz, A. L., & Raj, A. (2023). Preliminary Validation of Two Brief Measures of Masculine and Feminine Honor Endorsement. Journal of personality assessment, 1–10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2023.2291688
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