Hendrick Sexual Attitudes Scale – HSAS

Mohammed looti

Scale Development & Technical Details

Scale Overview

The Hendrick Sexual Attitudes Scale – HSAS was developed by Clyde Hendrick, Susan S. Hendrick (1987). It is designed to measure Sexual Attitudes. The scale is intended for use with Adults.

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 43 items organized into 4 factors/subscales: Permissiveness, Sexual Practices, Communion, Instrumentality.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Permissiveness	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21	21
Sexual Practices	22,23,24,25,26,27,28	7
Communion	29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37	9
Instrumentality	38,39,40,41,42,43	6

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.

Response anchors: 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Moderately disagree, 3 = Neutral – neither agree nor disagree, 4 = Moderately agree, 5 = Strongly agree.

The scale includes 3 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.

Scoring

Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.

Psychometric Properties

Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Permissiveness alpha = 0.94, Sexual practices alpha = 0.71, Communion alpha = 0.80, Instrumentality alpha = 0.80.

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.