Citation

DEVLIN A. J. Appl. Soc. Psychol. 2000; 30(10): 2158-2172.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02430.x

PMID

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Abstract

In a between-subjects design, a Precautionary Measures Scale was developed to assess the extent to which 121 participants would endorse 19 precautionary behaviors if visiting a small town, a small city, or a metropolis. Results indicated high internal consistency for the scale, and a significant main effect for location. The effect for gender approached significance. Participants in the metropolis condition had significantly higher scores than did those in the small-town condition, and women tended to have significantly higher precautionary scale scores than did men. Further, participants classified as feminine on the Bem (1981) Sex-Role Inventory tended to have significantly higher scores across locations that did those classified as masculine.