Constructing and validating an Instrument for the Assessment of Attitudes to Women Social Role Among Students

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

majid usefi ¹ (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran, Iran)
Zahra Hoseini ² (MSc of Psychology, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran)
zahra mohagheghi ³ (MSc of Psychology, Department of Psychology, hamendan Branch, Islamic Azad University, hamedan Iran)

Received: 2017-02-21 Accepted : 2021-01-18 Published : 2021-04-21

Keywords: Women, psychometrics, Testing, attitudes toward women,

Abstract :

Introduction:One of the important dimensions in the field of women's dissatisfaction with social decisions is the social attitudes towards them. Despite the importance of this issue, the lack of appropriate measurement tools is one of the main obstacles.              In the present study, an attempt has been made to provide a valid and credible tool for measuring attitudes toward women among students.
Materials and Methods:According to the purpose, the present research is of "research and development". Research population includes all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students of Islamic Azad, Payame Noor, basic sciences, medical and national universities in four groups of humanities, medical sciences, basic sciences, engineering and art in Zanjan, who have registered for the second semester of the 2015-2016 academic year.
Findings:The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed five underlying factors: occupational, occupational, family, social, emotional-sexual, and leadership and management factors for attitudes toward women. These five factors are measured by a total of 28 questions and 60/70% of the variance explains the total questions.
Conclusion:By identifying these underlying factors, the tools of this research can be used in research related to women for more knowledge and effective training and planning.

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