Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI)
How can I score my participant’s view on men and women and their relationships in contemporary society?
Extract from Emerge: The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) is an 22-item measure that captures the complicated nature of perceptions related to women, as perceptions can be positive and negative. Negative perceptions of women are described as Hostile Sexism in this measure. Positive perceptions of women are described as Benevolent Sexism; sub-scales include protective paternalism, complementary gender differentiation, and heterosexual intimacy.
Resources:- Glick, P., & Fiske, S. T. (1996). The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory: Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(3), 491-512. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.70.3.491
- Emerge: Gender Empowerment Measures
Parameters
This survey cannot be tweaked.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:
- ASI_overallSexism
- ASI_hostileSexismScore
- ASI_benevolentSexismScore
Raw data: 22 items in two sub-scales (11 items each), 6 reverse-coded (3, 6, 7, 13, 18, 21).
Calculation:
ASI_overallSexism = Average of both scales
ASI_hostileSexismScore = average of items: 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21.
ASI_benevolentSexismScore = average of items: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22.
Background
Extract from Emerge: The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) is a 22-item measure that captures the complicated nature of perceptions related to women, as perceptions can be positive and negative. Negative perceptions of women are described as Hostile Sexism in this measure. Positive perceptions of women are described as Benevolent Sexism; sub-scales include protective paternalism, complementary gender differentiation, and heterosexual intimacy.
What participants see before taking the survey
In this survey, you will be asked to rate how much you agree with statements concerning men and women and their relationships in contemporary society.
What participants see after taking the survey
Thanks for filling out this survey! The ASI enables researchers to get a brief assessment of an individual's perception of women.
Aggregate Variables
These data are automatically written to a csv file upon completion of the survey
- ASI_overallSexism
- ASI_hostileSexismScore
- ASI_hostileSexismScore
Scoring
The ASI may be used as an overall measure of sexism, with hostile and benevolent components equally weighted, by simply averaging the score for all items after reversing the items listed below. The two ASI subscales (Hostile Sexism and Benevolent Sexism) may also be calculated separately. For correlational research, purer measures of HS and BS can be obtained by using partial correlations (so that the effects of the correlation between the scales is removed). Reverse the following items (0 = 5, 1 = 4,2 = 3, 3 = 2,4 = 1, 5 = 0): 3, 6, 7, 13, 18, 21. Hostile Sexism Score = average of the following items: 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21. Benevolent Sexism Score = average of the following items: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22.
Duration
4 mins
Resources
- Emerge: Gender Empowerment Measures: https://emerge.ucsd.edu/r_2avmblyyi1y5jfy/
- Original paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/1996-03014-006.pdf
- Glick, P., & Fiske, S. T. (1996). The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory: Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexism. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(3), 491-512. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.70.3.491