The dependent variables were measured using the responses to the following
statements concerning gender role attitudes: 1) It is usually better for everyone involved
if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and
family; 2) A preschool child is likely to suffer if the mother works; and 3) A working
mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother
who does not work. The available responses for each statement are: disagree (-2), mostly
disagree (-1), neither (0), mostly agree (1), and agree (2).