The Gender-Related Attributes Survey (GERAS)-Femininity is a 25-item measure that can be used to assess gender-related attributes across multiple facets in gender and sex-difference research. The survey ask participants to assess various characteristics, personality traits, and interests. Items are separated into 3 subscales: personality, cognition, and activities and interests.
Geographies Tested: Austria,Germany
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
How relevantstereotypicalsocially desirable is this item for describing gender differencesfor a woman?
Personality
Expressivity
1. Warm-hearted
2. Loving
3. Caring
4. Compassionate
5. Delicate
6. Tender
7. Family-oriented
Neuroticism
8. Anxious
9. Thin-skinned
10. Careful
Cognition
Verbal
11. To explain foreign words
12. To find the right words to express certain content
13. To find synonyms for a word in order to avoid repetitions
14. To phrase a text
Memory
15. Remembering events from your own life
16. To notice small changes
17. To remember names and faces
Activities and Interests
Interests Social Feminine
18. Shopping
19. To gossip
20. Watching a romantic movie
21. Talking on the phone with a friend
Interests Sport Masculine
22. Yoga
23. Rhythmic gymnastics
24. Going for a walk
25. Dancing (classic standard dances, ballet, Latin, free dance, etc.)
Response Options:
7-point Likert scale
Not at all - 1
Very - 1
Item scores are averaged for each subscale. For the total scale score, the average of the 3 subscale scores is calculated.
Gruber, F. M., Distlberger, E., Scherndl, T., Ortner, T. M., & Pletzer, B. (2020). Psychometric properties of the multifaceted Gender-Related Attributes Survey (GERAS). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 36(4), 612-623. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000528
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