Egalitarianism (Katz & Hass)
Psychology: Values & BeliefsReliability: alpha 0.793 sample items
About this scale
A 10-item measure of egalitarian values — support for equal opportunity, mutual responsibility, and concern for others' welfare.
Sample item(s)
“There should be equality for everyone — because we are all human beings”
“Acting to protect the rights and interests of other members of the community is a major obligation for all persons”
“One should be kind to all people”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.79. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Katz, I., & Hass, R. G. (1988): Racial ambivalence and American value conflict: Correlational and priming studies of dual cognitive structures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 55, No. 6, pp. 893–905.
Katz & Hass (1988): Egalitarianism scale. JPSP, 55(6), 893–905.
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