TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Construction and validation of the scale of attitudes towards lynching
JO  - Psico-USF
A1  - Alexandre, Maria Edna Silva de
A1  - Camino, Cleonice Pereira dos Santos
A1  - Galvão, Lilian Kelly de Sousa
SP  - 613
EP  - 621
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-8271
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712022270401
ID  - ref1
ER  -