@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS): evidence of its psychometric adequacy",
journal="Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa",
year="2016",
author="Nascimento, Thiago Gomes and Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo and Adaid-Castro, Breno Geovanni",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="239-248",
abstract="This study aimed to verify the construct validity of the Attitude Towards Guns Scale (ATGS). The sample in study 1 was composed by 200 policemen, with a mean age of 27.75 years (SD=2.98), 88.8% being men. They responded to the ATGS questionnaire and to demographic questions. A principal components analysis indicated a three-factor structure, with Cronbach's alphas of.81 (justice),.76 (protection) and.65 (crimes). The sample in Study 2 was composed by 220 college students, with a mean age of 24.37 years (SD=7.58), 53% being females. The three-factor structure was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The fit indexes were satisfactory. Cronbach's Alphas of the Study 2 were.81,.76 and.75. The study indicates that women tend to associate guns with crime while men tend to associate them with protection and justice.   Keywords: firearms; attitudes; attitude measures; validation; test validity    <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="0102-3772",
doi="10.1590/0102-3772201602187239248",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-3772201602187239248"
}