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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Women Q. 2014 Jun 9;38(4):519–534. doi: 10.1177/0361684313510152

Table 2.

Means, Standard Deviations, and Cronbach’s αs for All Measures Across Studies.

Variable: Study Scale Range α Overall, M (SD) Women, M (SD) Men, M (SD)
Predictors
Polyculturalism
 Study 1 1–7 .83 5.43 (0.76) 5.46 (0.80)a 5.40 (0.70)a
 Study 2 1–7 .91 5.63 (0.90) 5.65 (0.88)a 5.62 (0.93)a
 Study 3 1–7 .92 5.76 (l.25) 5.87 (l.0l)a 5.63 (l.47)a
 Study 4 1–6 .90 4.96 (0.68) 5.0l (0.68)a 4.90 (0.67)a
 Right-wing authoritarianism: Study 1 1–7 .77 3.19 (0.93) 3.32 (0.98)a 2.99 (0.83)b
Race essentialism: Study 1 1–6 .73 3.09 (0.90) 3.07 (0.9l)a 3.l4 (0.90)a
Gender essentialism: Study 1 1–6 .80 3.18 (l.02) 3.l4 (0.97)a 3.25 (l.09)a
Ethnic identity
 Study 1 (6-item attachment and behavioral involvement) 1–5 .92 3.36 (0.95) 3.44 (0.97)a 3.23 (0.89)a
 Study 3 (12-item attachment and behavioral involvement) 1–4 .92 2.60 (0.82) 2.62 (0.76)a 2.58 (0.88)a
 Study 4 (2-item importance and attachment) 1–6 .87 4.14 (l.34) 4.27 (l.26)a 3.98 (l.43)b
Gender identity
 Study 1 (8-item importance and attachment) 1–7 .82 3.95 (1.05) 3.96 (l.04)a 3.93 (l.08)a
 Study 4 (2-item importance and attachment) 1–6 .78 4.42 (l.l9) 4.54 (l.05)a 4.27 (l.32)b
Multiculturalism (neutral; group differences; Rosenthal & Levy, 2012)
 Study 2 1–7 .85 5.48 (0.90) 5.43 (0.86)a 5.44 (0.96)a
 Study 3 1–7 .82 5.88 (0.99) 5.86 (0.98)a 5.90 (l.0l)a
Colorblindness (neutral; unique individuals and commonalities; Rosenthal & Levy)
 Study 2 1–7 .87 3.54 (l.40) 3.57 (l.4l)a 3.49 (l.37)a
 Study 3 1–7 .91 3.44 (l.83) 3.42 (l.82)a 3.47 (l.97)a
Multiculturalism (positive; group differences and contributions; Ryan et al., 2007)
 Study 3 1–7 .88 5.45 (l.54) 5.64 (l.39)a 5.25 (l.67)a
Colorblindness (positive; unique individuals and commonalities; Ryan et al., 2007)
 Study 3 1–7 .75 4.83 (1.61) 4.69 (l.75)a 4.98 (l.42)a
Social dominance
 Orientation: Study 3 −3 to +3 .96 −1.60 (l.38) − l.74(l.34)a − l.43(l.42)a
 Conservatism: Study 3 1–7 .93 3.55 (l.73) 3.32 (l.67)a 3.8l (l.76)a
 Egalitarianism: Study 4 1–6 .88 4.89 (0.9l) 4.96 (0.84)a 4.77 (0.98)b

Mediator
Openness to criticizing one’s culture
 Study 2 1–7 .74 5.l5 (l.l8) 5.ll (l.22)a 5.21 (1.13)a
 Study 3 1–7 .78 5.41 (1.41) 5.45 (1.33)a 5.35 (1.49)a

Sexism outcomes
Neosexism: Study 1 1–7 .79 2.85 (0.83) 2.70 (0.78)a 3.11 (0.86)b
Negative attitudes toward women: Study 1 1–7 .82 2.70 (0.79) 2.54 (0.75)a 2.97 (0.79)b
Attitudes toward feminism and women’s rights
 Study 1 1–13 .84 10.06 (1.88) 10.46 (1.72)a 9.41 (1.96)b
 Study 3 1–13 .91 9.71 (2.81) 10.64 (1.45)a 8.68 (2.84)b
Modern sexism:
 Study 2 (8-item) 1–5 .60 2.67 (0.49) 2.61 (0.48)a 2.76 (0.49)b
 Study 4 (5-item) 1–6 3.15 (0.94) 2.99 (0.93)a 3.36 (0.92)b
O1d-fashioned sexism: Study 2 1–5 .65 1.89 (0.67) 1.72 (0.63)a 2.14 (0.66)b
Hosti1e sexism: Study 3 0–5 .84 2.23 (1.04) 2.08 (0.96)a 2.40 (1.11)a
Benevo1ent sexism: Study 3 0–5 .81 2.39 (1.01) 2.35 (1.09)a 2.44 (0.91)a

Note: SD = standard deviation. Subscripts indicate significant gender differences on measures. Means for women and men that share a subscript 1etter were not significant1y different; means for women and men that have different subscript 1etters were significant1y different.