Abstract
The Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), one of the most frequently used measures of sex role identity, comprises 60 personal descriptors, of which 20 are classified as masculine, 20 as feminine, and 20 as neutral with respect to sex-role identity. In order to examine possible effects of response tendency on this measure of sex-role identity, 133 students were administered the BSRI and subsequently assigned to sex-role categories (Androgynous, Masculine, Feminine, Undifferentiated) according to the procedures recommended by Bem. Analysis revealed significant differences in the magnitude of neutral, social desirability scores across sex-role categories. Findings support the contention that a response tendency, unrelated to sex-role identity, appears to influence individual self-ratings on the Masculine and Feminine scales of the BSRI and, thus, the assignment of individuals to sex-role category.
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