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. 2019 Nov 20;9:100480. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100480

Table A.5.

Source of Measures of Restrictive Gender Attitudes and Norms

Attitude or Norm Scale (Verbatim or Adapted) Source
Educationrowhead
 If a family can afford for one child to go to secondary school, it should be the boy only Attitude Gender Attitudes Scale Lundgren et al. (2013)
 Only boys should learn about science, technology, and math Attitude Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence New
 Girls should be sent to school only if they are not needed to help at home Attitude Gender Attitudes Scale Lundgren et al. (2013)
 Girls should avoid raising their voice to be ladylike Attitude Gender Stereotypical Traits Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 (Reverse) Boys should be able to show their feelings without fear of being teased Attitude Gender Stereotypical Traits Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 Our culture makes it harder for girls to achieve their goals than boys Norm Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence New
 Adolescent girls in my community are more likely to be out of school than adolescent boys Norm Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence New
 Girls in my community are sent to school only if they are not needed to help at home Norm Gender Attitudes Scale Lundgren et al. (2013)
 Most people in my community expect girls to be sent to school only if they are not needed at home
Norm
Gender Attitudes Scale
Lundgren et al. (2013)
Time Userowhead
 (Reverse) Girls and boys should share household tasks equally Attitude Gender Stereotypical Roles Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 A woman's most important role is to take care of her home and cook for her family Attitude Gender Equitable Men (GEM) Scale Vu et al. (2017)
 A man should have the final word on decisions in his home Attitude GEM Scale Vu et al. (2017)
 Most boys and girls in my community do not share household tasks equally Norm Gender Stereotypical Roles Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 Most people in my community expect men to have the final word about decisions in the home Norm GEM Scale Vu et al. (2017)
 Most people in my community do not expect girls and boys to share household tasks equally Norm Gender Stereotypical Roles Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 Most men in my community are the ones who make the decisions in their home
Norm
International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES)
Levtov et al. (2018)
Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowermentrowhead
 (Reverse) Women should have the same chance to work outside of the home as men Attitude Gender Attitudes Scale Lundgren et al. (2013)
 Women who participate in politics or leadership positions cannot also be good wives or mothers Attitude IMAGES Levtov et al. (2018)
 (Reverse) It is important for women and adolescent girls to have their own savings Attitude Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence New
 (Reverse) Most women in my community have the same chance to work outside the home as men Norm Gender Attitudes Scale Lundgren et al. (2013)
 (Reverse) Most people in my community expect women to have the same chance to work outside the home as men
Norm
Gender Attitudes Scale
Lundgren et al. (2013)
Relationships and Marriagerowhead
 (Reverse) A boy should be able to have a girlfriend if he wants to Attitude Adolescent Relationship Expectations Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 (Reverse) A girl should be able to have a boyfriend if she wants to Attitude Adolescent Relationship Expectations Global Early Adolescent Study (2018)
 (Reverse) A girl's marriage can wait until she has completed secondary school Attitude Schooling, Income and Health Risk Baird et al. (2017)
 Most adolescent girls in my community marry before the age of 18 years Norm Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence New
 Adults in my community expect adolescent girls to get married before the age of 18 years
Norm
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence
New
Sexual and Reproductive Healthrowhead
 (Reverse) Girls should be proud of their bodies as they become women Attitude Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence New
 Families should control their daughters' behaviors more than their sons' Attitude IMAGES Levtov et al. (2018)
 Most families in my community control their daughters' behaviors more than their sons' Norm IMAGES Levtov et al. (2018)
 Most people in my community expect families to control their daughter's behavior more than their sons' Norm IMAGES Levtov et al. (2018)

Notes: This table provides a source for all the attitude and norm questions in the quantitative survey. Many of these questions are used in multiple sources. All questions that are indicated as developed as part of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) program use concepts from multiple sources.