More on the structure of male role norms - Exploratory and multiple sample confirmatory analyses
More on the structure of male role norms - Exploratory and multiple sample confirmatory analyses
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-6402.1998.tb00147.x
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发表时间:
1998-06-01
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Snell, AF
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作者:
Fischer, AR;Tokar, DM;Snell, AF
This study assessed the structure of a widely used measure of masculinity ideology, the Male Role Norms Scale (Thompson & Pleck, 1986), using data from four samples of male college students (total N = 656) at two large, public universities (one Midwestern, one Eastern-Central). Exploratory factor analysis suggested a four-factor model best fit the data in the exploratory sample (sample 1; N = 210). The four factors were Status/Rationality, Antifemininity, Tough Image, and Violent Toughness. A series of confirmatory factor analyses on a validation sample (samples 2, 3, and 4; N = 446), tested four models based on theory (i.e., Brannon, 1976) and previous research (i.e., Thompson & Pleck, 1986). Results from Study 1, our exploratory analysis, indicated that the four-factor model derived from the exploratory sample in Study 1 provided the best fit for the validation sample data of all models tested and also provided a good fit in absolute terms, according to several model-data fit indices. Implications for the assessment of masculinity ideology and suggestions for future research are discussed.