Contrast of the Gender-Identity Scale with Bem's Sex-Role Measures and the MF Scale of the MMPI

Abstract

A comparison was made of a recently developed instrument, the Masculine Gender-identity scale of Blanchard and Freund with other measures of sex-role, namely, the mf scale of the MMPI and Bern's (1974) sex-role inventory. Scores for 296 women and 200 men from introductory courses in psychology were minimally correlated. The analysis indicated that the masculine identity scale is an independent measure which has utility contingent upon questions asked about gender-related phenomena.

At Issue: Sex and Gender in Schizophrenia

“…In sum, there are some early data (Cernovsky 1985, 1986; Zetenyi and Lukacs 1985; Alumbaugh 1987) that are consistent with the findings reported from my study that suggest that femininity/masculinity is associated with neuropsychological functioning or perceptual style and that the MF scale may better be conceptualized as either a cognitive style or an interpersonal style than as a measure of gender. The precise nature of this personality style remains to be elucidated.…”

Female mate retention, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

“…Part A and Part B scores are summed to provide the total Masculine Gender Identity Scale for females score, which also demonstrated acceptable reliability in the present study (.701). In contrast with other gender identity measures, responses to the Masculine Identity Scale for females are not related to social desirability (Allumbaugh, 1987).…”