Dogmatism and Rigidity: A Factor Analysis
- 1 August 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 29 (1) , 135-140
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1971.29.1.135
Abstract
Following earlier theoretical suggestions by Rokeach, this paper investigated the factorial structure of the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale and the Gough-Sanford Rigidity Scale both individually and together to determine if they could be shown to tap empirically different aspects of personality. In addition with the sample of 1074, part sample analyses were done to examine the stability of factor-analytic results. Using orthogonal varimax rotation, a clear separation of Dogmatism and Rigidity was shown, in support of Rokeach's theory; the individual analyses yielded insight into the nature of the two tests' content.Keywords
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