Hoffman Gender Scale (Hoffman et al., 2000)

• Populations: Adolescents & Young Adults
• Age ranges: 13-19
• Languages: English
• Countries: New Zealand

Items

Subscales

• Gender Definition, 7 Items
• Gender Acceptance, 7 Items

Revised Items by Subscale (Watson et al., 2021) *please see team comments

Gender Defininition

• My identity is strongly tied to my femininity (femaleness)/masculinity (maleness)/gender neutral. 
• Being a female/male/gender neutral is a critical part of how I view myself. 
• Femininity (femaleness)/masculinity (maleness)/gender neutral is an important aspect of self-concept. 
• Being a female/male/gender neutral contributes a great deal to my sense of confidence.
• Deleted items:
  • My perception of myself is positively associated with the sex I was born as. 
  • I define myself largely in terms of my femininity (femaleness)/masculinity (maleness)/gender neutral. 
  • When I am asked to describe myself, being female/male/gender neutral is one of the first things I think of. 

Gender Acceptance

• I am conident in my femininity (femaleness)/masculinity (maleness)/gender neutral. 
• I meet my personal standards for femininity (femaleness)/masculinity (maleness)/gender neutral. 
• I am secure in my femininity (femaleness)/masculinity (maleness)/gender neutral. 
• I am happy with myself as a female/male/gender neutral. 
• Deleted items:
  • I have a high regard for myself as a female/male/gender neutral. 
  • I am very comfortable being a female/male/gender neutral. 
  • My sense of myself as a female/male/gender neutral is positive. 

Responses

Items used a 6 point Likert-type scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree).

Scoring

Not Reported

Citations

• Hoffman, R. M., Borders, L. D., & Hattie, J. A. (2000). Reconceptualising femininity and masculinity: From gender roles to gender self-conidence. Journal of Social Behavior & Personality, 15, 475–503. 
• Watson, Penelope W. St J., Sotardi, V. A., Park, J. (., & Roy, D. (2021). Gender self-confidence, scholastic stress, life satisfaction, and perceived academic achievement for adolescent new zealanders. Journal of Adolescence (London, England.), 88(1), 120-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.02.009

Team comments

Reported here are an updated list of validated items (Watson et al., 2021). These items were created due to some gender exclusive language found in the original list of items.  Please see Hoffman et al., 2000, for the original list of items and additional information.