Department of Psychology, The University of Akron.
Durham University Business School, Durham University.
J Couns Psychol. 2016 Oct;63(5):534-542. doi: 10.1037/cou0000171. Epub 2016 Sep 5.
The construct validity of the Male Role Norms Inventory-Short Form (MRNI-SF) was assessed using a latent variable approach implemented with structural equation modeling (SEM). The MRNI-SF was specified as having a bifactor structure, and validation scales were also specified as latent variables. The latent variable approach had the advantages of separating effects of general and specific factors and controlling for some sources of measurement error. Data (N = 484) were from a diverse sample (38.8% men of color, 22.3% men of diverse sexualities) of community-dwelling and college men who responded to an online survey. The construct validity of the MRNI-SF General Traditional Masculinity Ideology factor was supported for all 4 of the proposed latent correlations with: (a) Male Role Attitudes Scale; (b) general factor of Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory-46; (c) higher-order factor of Gender Role Conflict Scale; and (d) Personal Attributes Questionnaire-Masculinity Scale. Significant correlations with relevant other latent factors provided concurrent validity evidence for the MRNI-SF specific factors of Negativity toward Sexual Minorities, Importance of Sex, Restrictive Emotionality, and Toughness, with all 8 of the hypothesized relationships supported. However, 3 relationships concerning Dominance were not supported. (The construct validity of the remaining 2 MRNI-SF specific factors-Avoidance of Femininity and Self-Reliance through Mechanical Skills was not assessed.) Comparisons were made, and meaningful differences noted, between the latent correlations emphasized in this study and their raw variable counterparts. Results are discussed in terms of the advantages of an SEM approach and the unique characteristics of the bifactor model. (PsycINFO Database Record
使用结构方程建模（SEM）实现的潜在变量方法评估了男性角色规范量表-简式（MRNI-SF）的建构效度。MRNI-SF 被指定为具有双因素结构，验证量表也被指定为潜在变量。潜在变量方法具有分离一般因素和特殊因素的效果以及控制一些测量误差源的优势。数据（N=484）来自于一个多样化的样本（38.8%的有色人种男性，22.3%的不同性取向男性），包括居住在社区和上大学的男性，他们对在线调查做出了回应。MRNI-SF 一般传统男性气质意识形态因素的建构效度得到了支持，因为它与 4 个提议的潜在相关因素都具有相关性：（a）男性角色态度量表；（b）46 项遵从男性规范量表的一般因素；（c）性别角色冲突量表的高阶因素；（d）个人属性问卷-男性气质量表。与相关其他潜在因素的显著相关性为 MRNI-SF 的特定因素提供了同时效度证据，这些特定因素包括对性少数群体的消极态度、对性的重视、限制情感和坚韧，所有 8 个假设关系都得到了支持。然而，关于支配的 3 个关系没有得到支持。（MRNI-SF 的其余 2 个特定因素-避免女性化和通过机械技能自力更生的建构效度没有得到评估。）比较了本研究强调的潜在相关性和其原始变量对应物之间的差异，并注意到了有意义的差异。结果从 SEM 方法的优势和双因素模型的独特特征方面进行了讨论。
