Anales de Psicologia
Volume 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 922-928

Prejudice attitude test (PAT): Reliability and validity evidences based on the internal structure studies in autochthonous and immigrant [Test de actitud prejuiciosa (TAP): Estudios de fiabilidad y evidencias de validez basadas en la estructura interna en autóctonos e inmigrantes] (Article) (Open Access)

Rojas-Tejada A.J. , Navas-Luque M. , Pérez-Moreno P.J. , Cuadrado-Guirado M.I. , Lozano-Rojas O.M.
  • a Universidad de Almería, Spain
  • b Universidad de Almería, Spain
  • c Universidad de Huelva, Spain
  • d Universidad de Almería, Spain
  • e Universidad de Huelva, Spain

Abstract

The framework of this research is the study of prejudice between autochthonous and immigrant people. Its aim is to conduct a study of the psychometric properties of a new measure of prejudice attitude for different groups (majority and minority groups), the Prejudice Attitude Test (PAT). The PAT is based on a conceptual design of attitude with three dimensions: cognitive, emotional and conative. This work shows the results of reliability estimates and the study of validity evidences (internal structure). Sample was formed by 1967 participants: there were 992 Spanish, 500 Romanian and 475 Ecuadorian people. The sample was selected in 12 municipalities with high rates of immigrant people in their census, chosen in four autonomous communities of Spain's Mediterranean zone. The PAT shows psychometric properties suitable for its use both in majority and in minority groups: an adequate reliability, a substantive internal structure that are consistent with the construct underlying the test. © 2012: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia.

Author Keywords

Prejudice immigrants Majority groups Evidence of validity minority groups Reliability

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84866242425&doi=10.6018%2fanalesps.28.3.156161&partnerID=40&md5=267776134be446f9415aba4707d96d3f
DOI: 10.6018/analesps.28.3.156161
ISSN: 02129728
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English; Spanish