Citation

Alexandre MES, Camino CPS, Galvão LKS. Psico-USF 2023; 27(4): 613-621.

Vernacular Title

Construção e validação da escala de atitudes frente ao linchamento .. Construcción y validación de la escala de actitudes hacia el linchamiento

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Graduate Program in Psychology at Universidade São Francisco)

DOI

10.1590/1413-82712022270401

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The present study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Attitudes towards Lynching (Escala de Atitudes frente ao Linchamento - EAL). For this purpose, 2 studies were conducted. Study 1 aimed to test the measure's structure-based validity and internal consistency and included 428 undergraduate and graduate students from the 5 Brazilian regions, with a mean age of 26.86 (SD =7.92). The results of the first study showed adequate psychometric indexes, indicating the bifactorial structure of the construct: crimes against property (α = 0.97) and heinous crimes (α = 0.97). Study 2 aimed to test the replicability of the bifactorial structure obtained in study 1 and included 481 college students from all Brazilian regions with an average age of 27.47 (SD = 9.23). The results supported the adequacy of the bifactorial solution (GFI = 92, CFI = 97, TLI = 97, RMSEA = 0.08). Overall, the EAL presented satisfactory psychometric characteristics that can support future studies.

Language: en

Keywords

attitudes; lynching; scale; validation