PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INVENTORY OF AMBIVALENT SEXISM AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF IT USE

Abstract

The study is focused on empirical evaluation of the internal structure of the well-known questionnaire for assessing ambivalent sexism that has been successfully adapted and used in many cultures. The items of the Glich and Fiske’s Inventory of Ambivalent Sexism have been translated by using the forward-backward approach whereas its internal structure has been explored by analyzing the responses of 482 participants from 20 different cities in the country at the age range from 18 to 60 and compared to the theoretical framework as well as to the one that was empirically identified in the original study of the authors. Findings have shown that in general the construct is similarly expressed within this population. At the same time there are differences, particularly on the Benevolent sexism subscale and its paternalistic protection component.