Psychometric Properties of the Authoritarian Attitude Scale in a Sample of Chilean Adolescent Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Factors of Authoritarianism in Adolescence
1.2. Measuring Authoritarianism in Adolescents
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analysis
3.2. Factor Structure
3.3. Factorial Invariance
3.4. Criterion Validity
3.5. Reliability Evidence
4. Discussion
Limitations and Directions for Future Research
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Categories | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 46.5% |
Female | 53.5% | |
Education Level | 9th grade | 31.7% |
10th grade | 23.9% | |
11th grade | 24.8% | |
12th grade | 19.6% | |
Ethnicity | Indigenous (Aymara/Mapuche) | 26.6% |
Non-Indigenous | 73.4% |
Item | Factors | Mean | Standard Deviation | Skewness | Kurtosis | K-S Test |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item 1 | JV | 2.47 | 1.20 | 0.50 | −0.57 | 0.188 * |
Item 2 | SB | 1.79 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 1.54 | 0.202 * |
Item 3 | SB | 1.83 | 1.13 | 1.37 | 1.09 | 0.185 * |
Item 4 | SB | 1.72 | 1.03 | 1.53 | 1.79 | 0.172 * |
Item 5 | SB | 2.01 | 1.26 | 1.02 | −0.13 | 0.293 * |
Item 6 | JV | 2.23 | 1.20 | 0.72 | −0.36 | 0.312 * |
Item 7 | RI | 2.32 | 1.21 | 0.67 | −0.41 | 0.330 * |
Item 8 | RI | 1.93 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 0.79 | 0.295 * |
Item 9 | RI | 2.01 | 1.15 | 0.96 | 0.03 | 0.210 * |
Item 10 | JV | 2.47 | 1.27 | 0.40 | −0.86 | 0.262 * |
Item 11 | JV | 2.50 | 1.25 | 0.46 | −0.70 | 0.258 * |
Variable/Model | WLSMV-χ2 (df) | RMSEA | CFI | TLI | SRMR | ΔRMSEA | ΔCFI | ΔTLI | DECISIÓN |
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Sex | |||||||||
M0 | 181.840 (82) | 0.056 | 0.980 | 0.973 | 0.034 | — | — | — | Accepted |
M1 | 209.795 (93) | 0.057 | 0.977 | 0.972 | 0.040 | 0.001 | −0.003 | −0.001 | Accepted |
M2 | 258.504 (120) | 0.055 | 0.972 | 0.975 | 0.038 | −0.002 | −0.005 | 0.003 | Accepted |
M3 | 314.352 (131) | 0.06 | 0.963 | 0.969 | 0.042 | 0.005 | −0.009 | −0.006 | Accepted |
Age * | |||||||||
M0 | 173.480 (82) | 0.054 | 0.983 | 0.978 | 0.031 | — | — | — | Accepted |
M1 | 187.589 (93) | 0.051 | 0.983 | 0.980 | 0.037 | −0.003 | 0 | 0.002 | Accepted |
M2 | 226.162 (120) | 0.048 | 0.981 | 0.982 | 0.034 | −0.003 | −0.002 | 0.002 | Accepted |
M3 | 237.195 (131) | 0.046 | 0.981 | 0.984 | 0.037 | −0.002 | 0 | 0.002 | Accepted |
Ethnicity | |||||||||
M0 | 158.137 (82) | 0.047 | 0.987 | 0.983 | 0.03 | — | — | — | Accepted |
M1 | 184.998 (93) | 0.049 | 0.985 | 0.982 | 0.037 | 0.002 | −0.002 | −0.001 | Accepted |
M2 | 206.185 (120) | 0.042 | 0.986 | 0.987 | 0.033 | −0.007 | 0.001 | 0.005 | Accepted |
M3 | 215.133 (131) | 0.039 | 0.986 | 0.988 | 0.036 | −0.003 | 0 | 0.001 | Accepted |
Factor | McDonald’s ω (95% CI) | Cronbach’s α (95% CI) | Greatest Lower Bound (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Justification of violence | 0.719 (CI = 0.686–0.751) | 0.719 (CI = 0.685–0.750) | 0.756 (CI = 0.718–0.791) |
Sexist beliefs | 0.798 (CI = 0.775–0.821) | 0.795 (CI = 0.771–0.818) | 0.809 (CI = 0.780–0.843) |
Rejection of immigration | 0.801 (CI = 0.778–0.825) | 0.796 (CI = 0.769–0.820) | 0.801 (CI = 0.767–0.832) |
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Norambuena-Paredes, I.; Polanco-Levicán, K.; Troncoso-Tejada, G.; Davinson-Pacheco, G.; Tereucán-Angulo, J.; Gálvez-Nieto, J.L.; Sepúlveda-Maldonado, J.; Tavera-Cuellar, C.; Carretto de Castro, A.B.; Trizano-Hermosilla, Í. Psychometric Properties of the Authoritarian Attitude Scale in a Sample of Chilean Adolescent Students. Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060756
Norambuena-Paredes I, Polanco-Levicán K, Troncoso-Tejada G, Davinson-Pacheco G, Tereucán-Angulo J, Gálvez-Nieto JL, Sepúlveda-Maldonado J, Tavera-Cuellar C, Carretto de Castro AB, Trizano-Hermosilla Í. Psychometric Properties of the Authoritarian Attitude Scale in a Sample of Chilean Adolescent Students. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(6):756. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060756
Chicago/Turabian StyleNorambuena-Paredes, Ignacio, Karina Polanco-Levicán, Gustavo Troncoso-Tejada, Guillermo Davinson-Pacheco, Julio Tereucán-Angulo, José Luis Gálvez-Nieto, José Sepúlveda-Maldonado, Cristina Tavera-Cuellar, Adriana Bertoldi Carretto de Castro, and Ítalo Trizano-Hermosilla. 2025. "Psychometric Properties of the Authoritarian Attitude Scale in a Sample of Chilean Adolescent Students" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 6: 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060756
APA StyleNorambuena-Paredes, I., Polanco-Levicán, K., Troncoso-Tejada, G., Davinson-Pacheco, G., Tereucán-Angulo, J., Gálvez-Nieto, J. L., Sepúlveda-Maldonado, J., Tavera-Cuellar, C., Carretto de Castro, A. B., & Trizano-Hermosilla, Í. (2025). Psychometric Properties of the Authoritarian Attitude Scale in a Sample of Chilean Adolescent Students. Behavioral Sciences, 15(6), 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15060756