ABSTRACT
Although recent advances in understanding gender have acknowledged multiple dimensions of masculinity (Thompson, Pleck, & Ferra, 1992), femininity is commonly construed as a unitary concept (e.g., Lehavot & Simoni, 2011). Existing unilateral measures have led to false assumptions about the association between femininity and psychological adjustment (Blair & Hoskin, 2016), and neglected key conceptual differences between self-actualized versus assigned/essentialized femininity (Blair & Hoskin, 2015). The Femininities Scale was developed based on Femme Theory’s description of multiple femininities (Hoskin, 2017). It allows for a more accurate assessment of the varied ways respondents might enact their own femininity or construe the concept of femininity.
