TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS): evidence of its psychometric adequacy
JO  - Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
A1  - Nascimento, Thiago Gomes
A1  - Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo
A1  - Adaid-Castro, Breno Geovanni
SP  - 239
EP  - 248
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-3772
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-3772201602187239248
ID  - ref1
ER  -