Abstract: Based on the sex stereotype and social desirability, both positive and negative sex role scales forChinese college students were established. According to the results of 380 participants the scales showedhigh reliability and validity. The participants could be classified into 4 sex role types:masculine,feminine, andryognous and undifferentiated, according to Bem. The percentage of each type was: 24.7%,15.4%, 31.5%, 28.4% for males, and 22.5%, 28.0%, 25.0%, 24.5% for females. The main differencebetween CSRI and the Western inventories was that there were two negative scales involved in CSRI,which are Masculine Subscale and Feminine Subscale, and they can be used to test the degree of socialdesirability. The results of these scales also suggested a multiple model of sex schema.

Key words: sex role, sex role inventory, social desirability, negative scale