The initial validation study of the 1980 Male-Female Relations questionnaire of Spence, Helmreich, and Sawin provided evidence for the instrument's construct validity, discriminant/convergent validity, and reliability with undergraduate students. In the current study the factorial structure of the Male-Female Relations—Female Form was replicated on a sample of 273 women who typified a community sample of women. Social interaction and male preference factors in the current study were congruent with those in the earlier Spence, et al. study. Results indicate that the two factors are stable and appropriate for use with a community sample of women.
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