Abstract

This study was conducted to define the just gender equality experienced or perceived by an individual in adults and to develop a reliable and valid scale to measure it in the workplace. Based on the belief in a just world, four factors for gender equality were assumed and 53 questions were produced to measure them, and 46 preliminary questions were selected through content validity verification by related experts. In the first verification, reliability analysis and exploratory factor analysis were performed on the data collected for 112 adults, and 22 items that corresponded to the four sub-areas were confirmed. In the second verification, a survey was conducted on 250 employees in their 20s to 40s, and confirmatory factor analysis, reliability verification, and validity verification were conducted through the collected data. The analysis found that the measure was reasonable to consist of 22 questions in four factors: Distributive justice to gender equality for self(DJGE-self), Distributive justice to gender equality for others(DJGE-others), Procedural justice to gender equality for self(PJGE-self), Procedural justice to gender equality for others(PJGE-others). The internal consistency of each sub-factor was, .83∼.92, showing high reliability, and the test-retest reliability (n=42) showed a correlation coefficient of .52~.85, indicating that it has temporal stability. To confirm the validity, correlation analysis was conducted with Belief in a Just World Scale, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, Korean Gender Egalitarianism Scale(vocational factor), and significant correlations with all scales were reported. To confirm the measurement model, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted and a good fit was found. Sub-elements and item composition, implications for the verification process, limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research were discussed.