Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
20
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 79-86
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2014
Abstract
Attitudes towards abortion have been a focal point within politics and religion for many years. Many methods have been created to test these attitudes. For example, Hess and Rueb created a 13-item scale and demonstrated its validity. However, this scale has several potential shortcomings. The developers did not report the reliability of the scale and its factor structure. Further, this scale includes a neutral point and legal language. One of the purposes of the present study was to develop a 12-item scale to address these issues. The present study compares and contrasts these two scales. Psychology student's participated in this study. The results indicated that both abortion scales were reliable and valid. A factor analysis indicated that the Hess and Rueb scale has 3 factors, whereas the researchers newly developed scale had two factors. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
8 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 20 no. 1 2014
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Michael G. and Whitehead, George I.
(2014)
"The measurement of attitudes toward abortion,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 20:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol20/iss1/7
Department
Dept. of Psychology