Development and Validation of A Short Form of the Attitude Toward Poverty Scale

This study outlines the development and validation of a short form of the 37-item Attitude toward Poverty (ATP) scale. Employing a cross-sectional survey design, the authors sampled 319 undergraduate students at a mid-sized university located in central Canada. The short form evinced high levels of...

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Published inAdvances in social work Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 174 - 187
Main Authors Yun, Sung Hyun, Weaver, Robert D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Indiana University School of Social Work 18.10.2010
Subjects
Attitude Measures
Attitudes
Canada
College Students
Development Strategies
Measurement, short form development, validation, factor analysis
Poverty
Student Attitudes
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:This study outlines the development and validation of a short form of the 37-item Attitude toward Poverty (ATP) scale. Employing a cross-sectional survey design, the authors sampled 319 undergraduate students at a mid-sized university located in central Canada. The short form evinced high levels of internal consistency ranging from .87 to .89. Evidence for the validity was established through correlational analyses and independent samples t-tests. The findings suggest the short form is a feasible alternative to the original ATP scale for researchers and academics seeking to assess the poverty-related attitudes of university students.
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ISSN:1527-8565
2331-4125
DOI:10.18060/437