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Avoiding Gender Deviance

Avoiding Gender Deviance is a two-item measure on perceived importance of being dissimilar to typical members of the opposite sex.

Categories

Geographies Tested: United States of America

Populations Included: Female, Male

Age Range: Adolescents, Adults

Items:

1. How important is it for you to be dissimilar to typical members of the opposite sex?
2. To what extent is being dissimilar to typical members of the opposite sex an important part of who you are?

Response Options:
7-point Likert scale
Not at all - 1
A great deal - 7

Scoring Procedures

Not Applicable

Original Citation

Sanchez, D. T., Crocker, J., & Boike, K. R. (2005). Doing gender in the bedroom: Investing in gender norms and the sexual experience. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31(10), 1445-1455. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167205277333


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Formative Research

Qualitative Research

Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework

Field Expert Input

Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing

Reliability

Internal

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Validity

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Face

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