| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Alternate Test Names | De Lucian Toy Preference Test |
| Description | The Toy Preference Test (Delucia, 1963) assesses sex-role identification and preferences in young children. It uses photographs of 52 familiar toys rated on a masculinity-femininity scale, leading to two sets of 24 toy pairs (sets A and B). |
| Author | DeLucia, Lenore A. |
| Affiliation | Broum University |
| Purpose | To measure sex-role identification in young children. |
| Construct | Sex Role Preferences |
| Instrument Type | Test |
| Format | Toys rated on a scale from 1 (strongly masculine) to 9 (strongly feminine); responses scored as 1 for sex-appropriate and 0 for sex-inappropriate selections, with a total score of up to 24 points. |
| Test Items Available | No (Contact the publisher or author for item details) |
| Number of Items | Two sets (A and B), each containing 24 pairs of toy pictures. |
| Reliability | Test-retest reliability ranged from .67 to .72 (rho) when administered by an opposite-sexed experimenter. |
| Validity | No validity indicated. |
| Factor Analysis | Not indicated |
| Test Year | 1963 |
| Age Group | Childhood (birth–12 years) |
| Population Group | Humans; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Sample: Kindergartners through 4th graders. |
| Keywords | Early Childhood Development; Personality Development; Sex-Role Identification; Sex-Role Preferences; Test-Retest Reliability; Toy Preference Test. |
| Reference | DeLucia, L. A. (1963). Toy Preference Test. United States. |
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Mohammed looti (2026). Toy Preference Test. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/toy-preference-test/
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