Silence Hurts
Alcohol Abuse and Violence Against Women

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Attitudes Toward Women

This scale measures gender stereotyping. Adolescents are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with each statement.

Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
1 Swearing is worse for a girl than for a boy. 1 2 3 4
2 On a date, the boy should be expected to pay all expenses. 1 2 3 4
3 On average, girls are as smart as boys. 1 2 3 4
4 Sons deserve more encouragement than daughters to attend college. 1 2 3 4
5 It is all right for a girl to want to play to attend college. 1 2 3 4
6 In general, the father rather than the mother should make family decisions. 1 2 3 4
7 It is all right for a girl to ask a boy out on a date. 1 2 3 4
8 It is more important for boys than girls to do well in school. 1 2 3 4
9 If both husband and wife have jobs, the husband should share housework, such as washing dishes and doing the laundry. 1 2 3 4
10 Boys are better leaders than girls. 1 2 3 4
11 Girls should be more concerned with becoming good wives and mothers than in pursuing a professional or business career. 1 2 3 4
12 Girls should have the same freedom as boys. 1 2 3 4

Scoring and Analysis

Point values are as indicated, with the exception of items 3, 5, 7, 9, and 12. These items should be reverse coded so that a higher score indicates a stronger gender stereotyping. To score this scale, the point values of the responses from a participant should be summed. A high score indicates a high level of gender stereotyping; a low score indicates a low level of stereotyping.

Taken from Measuring Violence-Related Attitutes, Beliefs & Behaviors Among Youth: A Compendium of Assessment Tools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, pg. 32-39.

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