Feminist Identity Composite – Chinese Version

Description

Feminism, also known as women’s rights or gender equality movement, encompasses a series of political movements, ideologies, and social movements aimed at achieving gender equality in political, economic, personal, and social spheres. Feminists are those who pursue gender equality across various domains. Feminist identity refers to a collective and social recognition of self-identifying as a feminist based on feminist attitudes. Numerous studies have shown that the development of feminist identity is associated with positive outcomes for women’s mental and physical health, such as reduced homophobia, enhanced self-efficacy in achieving goals, increased collective self-esteem among women, decreased levels of depression and stress, improved subjective well-being, more positive body image, alleviation of eating-related issues, and a greater willingness to participate in activities promoting gender equality. The Feminist Identity Composite (FIC) scale is the most recognized and widely used scale for measuring feminist identity. The FIC scale consists of 33 items divided into five subscales: Passive Acceptance Subscale (被动接受子量表), Truth Revelation Subscale (真相揭露子量表), Connection Divergence Subscale (联结发散子量表), Integration Subscale (整合子量表), and Active Commitment Subscale (积极承诺子量表).

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Purpose

The purpose of the FIC scale is to measure an individual’s perception of their own female identity and their attitudes towards women’s groups.

Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

Participants are asked to assess their responses to various statements according to their actual situations using a five-point Likert scale ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree.”

Reliability and Validity

In the study by Fischer et al., the reliability coefficients for the five subscales were 0.75, 0.80, 0.84, 0.68, and 0.77 respectively. Each subscale showed little correlation with social approval but was related to self-identity, awareness of gender discrimination, and participation in women’s activities. In the research conducted by Shi Xin, the internal consistency coefficients for the subscales were 0.70, 0.73, 0.80, 0.75, and 0.77.

Factors and Subscales

– 被动接受子量表 (Passive Acceptance Subscale): Items 1, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 31
– 真相揭露子量表 (Truth Revelation Subscale): Items 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16
– 联结发散子量表 (Connection Divergence Subscale): Items 3, 4, 11, 12
– 整合子量表 (Integration Subscale): Items 13, 17, 18, 19, 20
– 积极承诺子量表 (Active Commitment Subscale): Items 14, 15, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33

Keywords

Feminism, Feminist Identity, Gender Equality, FIC Scale, Mental Health, Women’s Rights

Items in Chinese

1. 我乐于做一名传统女性。
2. 我与我的女性朋友们都对男人以及他们对待女性的方式感到愤怒。
3. 我对一些女性艺术家（及她们的作品）很感兴趣。
4. 我对一些女性研究很感兴趣。
5. 我以前从来没有意识到，直到最近我才发觉自己作为女性在社会上经历着压迫和歧视。
6. 我觉得自己是被哄骗着去相信了社会对于女性的看法与观念。
7. 我一想到身边一些男性对待我的方式就觉得很生气。
8. 男性在社会上有很多优势，所以他们会因此而反对男女平等。
9. 我渐渐开始意识到存在性别歧视的社会究竟是怎样的。
10. 我很遗憾自己以前也常常存在着一些性别歧视态度。
11. 我对（一些）女性音乐人很感兴趣。
12. 我对（一些）女作家很感兴趣。
13. 我享受作为一名强大女性所体验到的骄傲和自信。
14. 我谨慎地选择自己的“事业”，来为争取更多人的平等而努力。
15. 我不仅要感谢女性同胞，也感谢为争取更多的机会与平等而努力的所有人。
16. 在与男性的来往中，我总是在警惕是否因为自己是女性就受到歧视。
17. 随着信念的成长，我意识到重视一位女性的个人价值，比将她们单单视为女性群体的一员更重要。
18. 我很自豪可以成为一名能干的女性。
19. 我觉得我已经将自己的女性特质与我独特的个人品质融为一体了。
20. 我已经把女性身份以及女人味融入到我独特的个性当中。
21. 我很庆幸，女性不会像男性那样被期待去做某些较危险的工作，如建筑工程类工作。
22. 我非常关注男性和女性是否在所有方面都有平等的机会。
23. 如果婚后我的丈夫在外省有一份工作，那么我有义务随他过去以支持他的事业。
24. 我认为传统的“男主外、女主内”的家庭会更加幸福。
25. 如果能够在女性平权运动中发挥我的才能，那么我将非常满足。
26. 为了创造一个没有性别歧视、人人平等的社会，我愿意做出一些个人牺牲。
27. 我感到特别开心的一件事是，男人们会因为我是一名女性而在拥挤的公交车上给我让座，或者为我开门。
28. 某种程度上，我参与的几乎所有活动都是因为我渴望一个平等的社会。
29. 我赞同“男性应该是男性化的，而女性应该是女性化的”这种说法。
30. 在我关注的女性话题方面，我是一个公正的发言人。
31. 我想大多数女人都会认为成为一名妻子和一位母亲是最有成就感的事情。
32. 我想努力提高女性的地位。
33. 我致力于一项事业，它为所有人创造一个更公平公正的世界。

Items in English

1. I enjoy being a traditional woman.
2. My female friends and I feel angry about men and the way they treat women.
3. I am interested in some female artists (and their works).
4. I am interested in some women’s studies.
5. I never realized until recently that I experience oppression and discrimination as a woman in society.
6. I feel I have been deceived into believing societal views and perceptions about women.
7. I feel angry just thinking about how some men treat me.
8. Men have many advantages in society, so they tend to oppose gender equality.
9. I have gradually started to understand what a society with gender discrimination is like.
10. I regret that I often held some discriminatory attitudes toward gender in the past.
11. I am interested in some female musicians.
12. I am interested in some female writers.
13. I enjoy the pride and confidence I experience as a strong woman.
14. I choose my “career” carefully to strive for more equality for others.
15. I not only thank my female peers but also everyone who strives for more opportunities and equality.
16. When interacting with men, I am always vigilant about whether I am being discriminated against because I am a woman.
17. As my beliefs grow, I realize that valuing a woman’s individual worth is more important than viewing them merely as members of a female group.
18. I am proud to be a capable woman.
19. I feel that I have integrated my feminine traits with my unique personal qualities.
20. I have incorporated my female identity and femininity into my unique personality.
21. I am glad that women are not expected to do certain hazardous jobs, like construction work, as men are.
22. I pay great attention to whether men and women have equal opportunities in all aspects.
23. If my husband has a job in another province after marriage, I have the obligation to follow him to support his career.
24. I believe traditional “men work outside, women work inside” families are happier.
25. I would be very satisfied if I could utilize my talents in the women’s rights movement.
26. I am willing to make some personal sacrifices to create a society without gender discrimination and equality for all.
27. One thing that makes me especially happy is when men give up their seats for me on a crowded bus or hold doors open for me because I am a woman.
28. To some extent, almost all my activities are motivated by a desire for an equal society.
29. I agree that “men should be masculine, and women should be feminine.”
30. I consider myself a fair spokesperson on women’s issues that I care about.
31. I think most women would consider being a wife and a mother to be the most fulfilling things.
32. I want to work to improve the status of women.
33. I am committed to a cause that creates a fairer and more just world for everyone.

References

石欣. 性骚扰认知：女性主义认同的影响[D]. 2019.
Fischer A R , Tokar D M , Mergl M M , et al. ASSESSING WOMEN’S FEMINIST IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT Studies of Convergent, Discriminant, and Structural Validity[J]. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2000, 24(1).