Gender Personality Type Questionnaire Test

Understand how you build gender roles and which pattern fits you best in about 2 minutes. Ten clear items give fast, structured results for counseling, research, and conflict insight.

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Questions: 102 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

6/10

Women’s Social Status Index (WSSI)

Measures a person’s subjective attitude toward women’s social hierarchy versus equal status in society.

Hierarchy-leaning

Moderate equality

Strong equality

1 – 5: Hierarchy-leaning | 6: Moderate equality | 7 – 10: Strong equality

A score of 6 indicates a moderately egalitarian stance, with a general recognition of equal status for women while allowing for some situational nuance.

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5/10

Male-Female Similarity Index (MFSI)

This scale measures how similar or different a person perceives men and women to be in emotional and behavioral characteristics.

Differences-focused

Similarities-focused

1 – 5: Differences-focused | 6 – 10: Similarities-focused

A score of 5 suggests a differences-focused view, indicating you tend to notice distinctions between men and women rather than emphasizing overlap.

example score

9/15

Normative Expectations for Men and Women (NEfMaW)

Measures how strongly a person agrees with social norms and expectations for men and women, ranging from traditional role endorsement to more equal standards.

Traditional roles

Mixed expectations

More egalitarian

3 – 7: Traditional roles | 8 – 11: Mixed expectations | 12 – 15: More egalitarian

A score of 9 falls in the Mixed expectations range, suggesting a blend of traditional and egalitarian views about norms for men and women.

example score

8/15

Attitudes Toward Women in Politics (ATWiP)

Measures support for women's participation and equal rights in political life versus more traditional views.

Traditional views

Mixed/neutral

Strongly egalitarian

3 – 7: Traditional views | 8 – 11: Mixed/neutral | 12 – 15: Strongly egalitarian

A score of 8 falls in the Mixed/neutral range, suggesting a balanced or situational stance toward women's political participation and equal rights.

example score

7/15

Attitudes Toward Emotions in Men and Women (ATEiMaW)

Measures how a person perceives and evaluates emotional expression in men versus women, from stereotyped expectations to emotional equality.

More stereotyped

Mixed/transition

More egalitarian

3 – 7: More stereotyped | 8 – 11: Mixed/transition | 12 – 15: More egalitarian

A score of 7 falls in the More stereotyped range, suggesting a tendency to view emotional expression in men and women through more traditional, gender-linked expectations.

example score

7/15

Attitudes Toward Parental Roles in the Family (ATPRitF)

Measures attitudes toward how father and mother roles should be distributed within the family, from more patriarchal to more egalitarian views.

More patriarchal

Mixed / transitional

More egalitarian

3 – 7: More patriarchal | 8 – 11: Mixed / transitional | 12 – 15: More egalitarian

A score of 7 falls in the More patriarchal range, suggesting a preference for a more traditional division of father and mother roles.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Therapy and counseling clients

41%OF USERS

People exploring gender roles, identity patterns, or relationship dynamics take it to quickly understand which role strategy they tend to use.

Couples in family conflict

34%OF USERS

Partners use it to clarify mismatched expectations about roles, power, and equality and to discuss changes more concretely.

Students and researchers

25%OF USERS

Psychology learners and researchers take it to gather a fast, structured snapshot of gender-role orientations for study or training.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Women's Social Status Index (WSSI)

Average

5.2

Normal range

3.7 — 6.7

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Similarity Index Between Men and Women (SIBMaW)

Average

3.4

Normal range

2.1 — 4.7

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Normative Expectations for Men and Women (NEfMaW)

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7.6

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5.5 — 9.6

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Attitudes Toward Women in Politics (ATWiP)

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6.5

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4.4 — 8.6

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Attitudes Toward the Emotions of Men and Women (ATtEoMaW)

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11.9

Normal range

9.9 — 13.9

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Attitudes Toward the Roles of Father and Mother in the Family (ATtRoFaMitF)

Average

10.5

Normal range

8.9 — 12.1

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- No
- Rather no than yes
- Neither
- Rather yes than no
- Yes
- No
- Rather disagree than agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Rather agree than disagree
- Yes
- No
- Rather disagree than agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Rather agree than disagree
- Yes

These are 3 of the 10 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Gender Personality Type Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

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When working with gender-role self-concept, brief screening tools can help organize an initial clinical impression. The Gender Personality Type Questionnaire is a short self-report measure intended to characterize an individual’s pattern of gender-related traits and role orientations.

The measure includes 10 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. It is attributed to Sandra L. Bem. Responses are commonly summarized into a small set of typological profiles that may be used to support case formulation or research descriptions; interpretation should be integrated with clinical interview data and other assessment findings.

In practice, the Gender Personality Type Questionnaire may be considered when clarifying gender-role attitudes and interpersonal strategies in contexts such as counseling, psychotherapy, or applied research. Results are best treated as descriptive indicators rather than diagnostic conclusions, with attention to cultural and contextual factors that may influence endorsement patterns.

Author: Sandra L. Bem

Literature: Bem, S. L. The measurement of psychological androgyny. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1974.