Validation of a Scale Measuring Liberal-Conservative Attitudes

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The Social Attitude Scale is a Likert-type instrument that measures the liberalism-conservatism domain. Predictions were made concerning the relationship between this scale and Rotter's Internal-External Control Scale, Nettler's Social Alienation Scale, Rehfisch's Personality Rigidity Scale, and Kaufman's Concern for Status Scale. These scales were administered to 110 Ss who were placed in liberal or conservative categories on the basis of their scores on the Social Attitude Scale. The results indicated that conservatives expressed greater concern for status, exhibited attitudes which imply greater need for a stable and predictable environment, and viewed the distribution of rewards as being contingent on appropriate behaviors. The liberal Ss tended to express greater feelings of social alienation. All relationships were consistent with predictions drawn from the theoretical foundations of the Social Attitude Scale.

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