| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale (Reiss, 1964) was created to examine premarital sexual permissiveness in a bi-racial sample of students and adults. It features Guttman scale questions to assess attitudes towards premarital sexual behavior. The questions inquire about the acceptability of kissing, petting, and coitus under conditions of engagement, love, strong affection, and no affection. The scale consists of 12 items, and separate forms are provided for men and women. Subscales can be derived from the original scales, and all scales meet the .90 reliability criterion. |
| Alternate Test Names | Male and Female Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scales |
| Acronyms | Reiss PSP |
| Instrument Type | Rating Scale |
| Construct | Premarital Sexual Permissiveness |
| Purpose | The Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale was developed to measure permissive attitudes toward premarital sexual relations. |
| Source Used | Reiss, I. L. (1964). The scaling of premarital sexual permissiveness. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 26(2), 188–198. https://doi.org/10.2307/349726 |
| Author | Reiss, Ira L. |
| Affiliation | State University of Iowa |
| Test Year | 1964 |
| Commercial | No |
| Fee | No |
| Language Present | English |
| Language Available | English |
| Format | The Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale includes Guttman scale questions with binary responses (e.g., YES or NO) to measure attitudes toward premarital sexual permissiveness. |
| Administration Method | Paper |
| Test Items Available | No (contact the author or publisher for obtaining items) |
| Number of items | 12-item male and female forms |
| Reliability | All of the scales and subscales exceed the .90 reliability threshold. |
| Validity | No validity indicated. |
| Factor Analysis | No factor analysis indicated. |
| Classification | 7500 Sex, Gender Roles, and Sexual Behavior |
| Age Group | Adulthood (18 years and older) |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Samples: Student Samples and a National Adult Sample; Location: United States |
| Keywords | Guttman Scales; Premarital Sexual Standards; Level of Sexual Permissiveness; Affection; Psychometric Properties; Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale; Test Development; Gender Differences; Racial and Ethnic Differences; African Americans; Whites |
| Index Terms | Human Sex Differences; Premarital Intercourse; Psychosexual Behavior; Racial and Ethnic Differences; Sexual Attitudes; Test Construction; Black People; White People |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/reiss-premarital-sexual-permissiveness-scale/
Mohammed looti. "Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 4 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/reiss-premarital-sexual-permissiveness-scale/.
Mohammed looti. "Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/reiss-premarital-sexual-permissiveness-scale/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Reiss Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/reiss-premarital-sexual-permissiveness-scale/.
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