The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales

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dc.contributor.advisorVon Broembsen, Maxen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCouper, Michael Patricken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T04:21:16Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T04:21:16Z
dc.date.issued1982en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA number of survey research efforts in South Africa have neglected to examine the validity of attitude scales designed for and validated on other populations. Methods for testing the validity of attitude scales constructed using Likert' s ( 1932) sum mated ratings method are discussed and demonstrated using Dean's (1961) Social Alienation Scale as an example. The use of factor analysis and cluster analysis in the construct validation of such a scale is examined. The results not only raise doubts about the validity of this particular scale when applied to a non-representative sample of 404 so-called Coloured and White respondents in Cape Town, but also indicate that extreme caution should be exercised when applying such an attitude scale in a population other than that for which it was originally designed and tested.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCouper, M. P. (1982). <i>The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15790en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCouper, Michael Patrick. <i>"The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15790en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCouper, M. 1982. The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Couper, Michael Patrick AB - A number of survey research efforts in South Africa have neglected to examine the validity of attitude scales designed for and validated on other populations. Methods for testing the validity of attitude scales constructed using Likert' s ( 1932) sum mated ratings method are discussed and demonstrated using Dean's (1961) Social Alienation Scale as an example. The use of factor analysis and cluster analysis in the construct validation of such a scale is examined. The results not only raise doubts about the validity of this particular scale when applied to a non-representative sample of 404 so-called Coloured and White respondents in Cape Town, but also indicate that extreme caution should be exercised when applying such an attitude scale in a population other than that for which it was originally designed and tested. DA - 1982 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1982 T1 - The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales TI - The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15790 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15790
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCouper MP. The construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scales. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1982 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15790en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe construct validity of pre-built Likert-type attitude scalesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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