Measurement Invariance by Age Group for the Aging Men's Masculinity Ideologies Inventory. Issue 3 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thompson, Edward H.; Webster, Britney A.; Stanley, Jennifer Tehan; Levant, Ronald F.
• Is Part Of: Journal of men's studies. Volume 28:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 301
• Page End: 317
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: masculinity ideologies -- older adulthood -- measurement invariance/equivalence -- Aging Men's Masculinity Ideologies Inventory; Men's studies -- Periodicals; Men -- Periodicals; Men's movement -- Periodicals; Masculinity -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 155.332
• DOI: 10.1177/1060826520911159
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1060-8265

Abstract

To date, work on masculinity ideologies, or the culture-based standards and norms expected of boys and men, has focused almost exclusively on younger adulthood. Given the emphases in men's lives during middle and late adulthood vis-à-vis young adulthood, it is important to determine what norms script aging men's lives. The Aging Men's Masculinity Ideologies Inventory (AMMII) is a measure designed to assess the masculinities relevant to aging men. The present study investigated whether individuals ( N = 1, 352) of different age groups respond to a scale measuring the gender expectations for aging men in a similar way. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses were performed to assess the measurement invariance of the AMMII across three age groups—young adults (ages 18–29 years), established adults (ages 30–59 years), and older adults (ages 60+ years). Support for configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance was found, allowing for the comparison of means between groups.