Running head: BSRI AND PAQ A Factor Analysis of the Bern Sex Role Inventory and the Personal Attributes Questionnaire

This study investigated the dimensions of sex role orientation measured by the revised Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI; S. Bem, 1974) and the revised Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ; J. Spence, R. Helmreich, and J. Strapp, 1975). Participants were 651 undergraduates in introductory psychology courses. The sample was approximately 50% male and 50% female. Overall, items from the two measures formed six distinctive factors. Findings of the study indicate that masculinity/femininity measured by the BSRI and the PAQ have more traditional dimensions, such as independent, confident, and aggressive under masculinity, and relations, expressive, and emotional under femininity. A redefinition of sex role orientation is a possible implication of this study. (Contains 4 tables and 14 references.) (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.