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This study describes the development of the Attitudes Toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA), an instrument based on the short form of the Spence-Helmreich Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWS). The AWSA has been tested in four samples of adolescents. Internal consistency estimates and test-retest stability indicated high reliability. Hypotheses formulated to test the construct validity of the scale were largely supported. AWSA permits the examination of how boys' and girls' attitudes toward women influence the life paths that adolescent girls begin to pursue.
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This research was supported by grants to A. Petersen from the Spencer Foundation, the National Institute of Mental health (MH 30252/38142), and the Judith Baskin Offer Fund.
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Galambos, N.L., Petersen, A.C., Richards, M. et al. The Attitudes Toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA): A study of reliability and validity. Sex Roles 13, 343–356 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288090
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