Gender Role Conflict Scale (GRCS)
Psychology: Social & RelationshipsReliability: alpha 0.75–0.903 sample items
About this scale
A 37-item measure of conflicts arising from rigid gender-role socialization in men across four factors: success/power/competition, restrictive emotionality, restrictive affectionate behaviour between men, conflicts between work and family relations.
Sample item(s)
“I have difficulty expressing my emotions to others (restrictive emotionality)”
“Being successful gives me a sense of self-worth (success/power)”
“My work or school often disrupts other parts of my life (work-family)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.75–0.90. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Foundational measure.
Source & citation
O'Neil, J. M., Helms, B. J., Gable, R. K., David, L., & Wrightsman, L. S. (1986): Gender-Role Conflict Scale: College men's fear of femininity. Sex Roles, Vol. 14, No. 5-6, pp. 335–350.
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