Development of a Short-Form Conservatism Scale Suitable for Mail Surveys
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 72 (2) , 419-422
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1993.72.2.419
Abstract
Analysis of data from 255 U.S. pharmacists provides support for the consistency and validity of this short-form conservatism scale. The scale returned a coefficient alpha of 0.82, and principal components analysis yielded a strong general conservatism factor. Varimax rotation produced five factors consistent with the factor structure of the original Conservatism Scale.Keywords
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