Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Personal and General Belief in a Just World (BJW) Scales. Through a confirmatory factor analysis, the internal structure of both scales was examined by testing if they measure the same global construct or if they constitute two different dimensions. The internal consistency of each scale was evaluated with Cronbach's alpha; also, their linear relations with religious orientations were tested. Using convenience sampling, 328 college students from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, were enrolled in the study. Their ages ranged from 18 to 40 years ( M = 24.1, SD = 3.88); 36.6% were men and 63.4% were women. Results suggest appropriate psychometric properties for both BJW scales. In addition, it was observed that both scales refer to independent but related constructs. This finding is reinforeced by analyzing the relation between both types of BJW and religious orientations. Therefore, this study provides valid and reliable tools to evaluate the Personal and General BJW in Argentina.
Highlights
El objetivo del estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de las Escalas de Creencia en un Mundo Justo (CMJ) General y Personal
Los resultados del estudio sugieren propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para ambas escalas de CMJ
The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Personal and General Belief in a Just World (BJW) Scales
Summary
El objetivo del estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de las Escalas de Creencia en un Mundo Justo (CMJ) General y Personal. Sumada a los problemas en el análisis de la dimensionalidad del constructo (Furnham & Procter, 1992), llevó a que a mediados de los 90 Dalbert (1999, 2001) planteara una diferenciación entre dos dimensiones de la CMJ: general (CMJG) y personal (CMJP). Se trabajó con un diseño de tipo instrumental (Montero García-Celay & León, 2007), dado que el propósito principal del estudio fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de dos evaluaciones de la creencia en un mundo justo (CMJP y CMJG) y dar cuenta de si ambas evalúan un mismo constructo global o son dos dimensiones diferentes del mismo fenómeno. La administración del cuestionario se realizó en un espacio destinado para tal fin en la universidad, por los autores, en un único encuentro con cada sujeto con una duración de aproximadamente 30 minutos
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