Evidence of method effects in the authoritarianism-conservatism-traditionalism scales

IF 2.8 3区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
D. Ng, Peter K. H. Chew, J. Ramsay
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Abstract

Right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) is notoriously complex, multifaceted, and difficult to measure as a psychological construct. Recently, Duckitt et al. developed the ACT scales, offering theoretical refinement of the RWA construct. Although the validity of the ACT scales had been supported by a considerable body of research, shortcomings in previous analyses cannot rule out the existence of possible method effects. In the present research, we sought to test for the presence of such effects in a representative community sample of adults in Singapore (N = 738). We re-evaluated the factor structure of the ACT scales by assessing four separate models using an item-based approach in our confirmatory factor analyses. Results found significant method effects associated with both the pro-trait and con-trait items in the ACT scales. The implications of these results and possible strategies for controlling method effects in the ACT scales are discussed.
威权主义-保守主义-传统主义量表中方法效应的证据
右翼威权主义(RWA)是出了名的复杂、多面性和难以衡量的心理结构。最近,Duckitt等人开发了ACT量表,为RWA结构提供了理论上的完善。尽管ACT量表的有效性得到了大量研究的支持,但之前分析中的缺陷不能排除可能存在的方法效应。在目前的研究中,我们试图在新加坡成年人的代表性社区样本(N = 738)中测试这种影响的存在。在我们的验证性因子分析中,我们使用基于项目的方法评估了四个独立的模型,重新评估了ACT量表的因子结构。结果发现ACT量表中的亲特质和反特质项目都存在显著的方法效应。这些结果的含义和可能的策略,以控制方法的影响,在ACT量表进行了讨论。
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
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