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Research Article

Measurement invariance by race (black, white) of the femininity ideology scale-short form

, Ph.D., , Ed.D., , Ph.D., , M.A.ORCID Icon, , M.A. & , Ph.D.
Pages 289-293 | Received 23 Nov 2019, Accepted 04 Dec 2020, Published online: 14 Dec 2020

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