Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy

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Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Thiago Gomes
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo, Adaid-Castro, Breno Geovanni
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18046
Resumo: This study aimed to verify the construct validity of the Attitude Towards Guns Scale (ATGS). The sample instudy 1 was composed by 200 policemen, with a mean age of 27.75 years (SD=2.98), 88.8% being men. They responded tothe 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 220college students, with a mean age of 24.37 years (SD=7.58), 53% being females. The three-factor structure was tested usingconfirmatory factor analysis. The fit indexes were satisfactory. Cronbach’s Alphas of the Study 2 were .81, .76 and .75. Thestudy indicates that women tend to associate guns with crime while men tend to associate them with protection and justice.
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spelling Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric AdequacyEscala de Atitudes frente à Arma de Fogo (EAFAF):: Evidências de Sua Adequação PsicométricaPsicologia Social; Atitudes; Avaliação PsicológicaArmas de fogoAtitudesMedidas de atitudeValidade do testeFirearmsAttitudesAttitude measuresValidationTest validityThis study aimed to verify the construct validity of the Attitude Towards Guns Scale (ATGS). The sample instudy 1 was composed by 200 policemen, with a mean age of 27.75 years (SD=2.98), 88.8% being men. They responded tothe 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 220college students, with a mean age of 24.37 years (SD=7.58), 53% being females. The three-factor structure was tested usingconfirmatory factor analysis. The fit indexes were satisfactory. Cronbach’s Alphas of the Study 2 were .81, .76 and .75. Thestudy indicates that women tend to associate guns with crime while men tend to associate them with protection and justice.Este artigo objetivou verificar a validade de construto da Escala de Atitudes Frente à Arma de Fogo (EAFAF). No Estudo 1, participaram 200 policiais militares do Distrito Federal, com idade média de 27,75 anos (DP=2,98), dos quais 88,8 % eram homens. Eles responderam a EAFAF e perguntas demográficas. A análise dos componentes principais indicou uma estrutura tri-fatorial, cujos alfas de Cronbach foram 0,81 (direito), 0,76 (proteção) e 0,65 (crime). No Estudo 2, participaram 220 estudantes universitários, com idade média de 24,37 anos (DP=7,58), dos quais 53,0% eram mulheres. Testou-se a estrutura tri-fatorial por meio de análise fatorial confirmatória. Os indicadores de ajuste foram satisfatórios. Os alfas de Cronbach foram 0,81, 0,76, 0,75. O estudo indicou que mulheres tendem a associar armas de fogo a crime, enquanto homens as associam a proteção e direito.Instituto de Psicologia - Universidade de Brasília2016-05-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18046Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisaPsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 32 Núm. 1 (2016): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisaPsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisaPsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; v. 32 n. 1 (2016): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisa1806-34460102-3772reponame:Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBporhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18046/16541https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18046/17416Nascimento, Thiago GomesPimentel, Carlos EduardoAdaid-Castro, Breno Geovanniinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-11-19T19:03:45Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18046Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/oairevistaptp@gmail.com1806-34460102-3772opendoar:2018-11-19T19:03:45Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
Escala de Atitudes frente à Arma de Fogo (EAFAF):: Evidências de Sua Adequação Psicométrica
title Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
spellingShingle Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
Nascimento, Thiago Gomes
Psicologia Social; Atitudes; Avaliação Psicológica
Armas de fogo
Atitudes
Medidas de atitude
Validade do teste
Firearms
Attitudes
Attitude measures
Validation
Test validity
title_short Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
title_full Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
title_fullStr Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
title_full_unstemmed Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
title_sort Attitudes Toward Guns Scale (ATGS):: Evidence of its Psychometric Adequacy
author Nascimento, Thiago Gomes
author_facet Nascimento, Thiago Gomes
Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo
Adaid-Castro, Breno Geovanni
author_role author
author2 Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo
Adaid-Castro, Breno Geovanni
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nascimento, Thiago Gomes
Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo
Adaid-Castro, Breno Geovanni
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Psicologia Social; Atitudes; Avaliação Psicológica
Armas de fogo
Atitudes
Medidas de atitude
Validade do teste
Firearms
Attitudes
Attitude measures
Validation
Test validity
topic Psicologia Social; Atitudes; Avaliação Psicológica
Armas de fogo
Atitudes
Medidas de atitude
Validade do teste
Firearms
Attitudes
Attitude measures
Validation
Test validity
description This study aimed to verify the construct validity of the Attitude Towards Guns Scale (ATGS). The sample instudy 1 was composed by 200 policemen, with a mean age of 27.75 years (SD=2.98), 88.8% being men. They responded tothe 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 220college students, with a mean age of 24.37 years (SD=7.58), 53% being females. The three-factor structure was tested usingconfirmatory factor analysis. The fit indexes were satisfactory. Cronbach’s Alphas of the Study 2 were .81, .76 and .75. Thestudy indicates that women tend to associate guns with crime while men tend to associate them with protection and justice.
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Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): Revista Psicologia: teoria e pesquisa
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