Summary information
Study title
Spanish Social Attitudes : a Factor Analytic Study, 1982
Creator
Giorgi, B. E., New University of Ulster, Department of Psychology
Study number / PID
713 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-713-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
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To study psychometric properties of two scales devised in Spain with the purpose of assessing the structure of social attitudes in that country.
Main Topics:
Variables
The study uses two scales:
1) Burgaleta's (1976) RD40 scale which purports to measure two supposedly orthogonal factors: radicalism (as opposed to conservatism) and dogmatism (as opposed to flexibility). This was tested on 764 subjects (335 male and 420 female) attending a social psychology seminar at Madrid's Complutense University.
2) SPS or Spanish Psychosocial Scale (Giorgi and Seisdedos, 1982) which attempts to operationalize attitudes towards politics, religion, sexual practices, foreigners, military institutions and a wide range of controversial social issues. This was tested on a sample of 1409 subjects made up of 764 university undergraduates plus a group of 645 non-students. The latter comprised 365 males and 280 females, the males being drawn from the Spanish Army. (Military service is compulsory in Spain, and conscripts come from various regions).
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/10/1982 - 01/11/1982
Country
Spain
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Subnational
Army conscripts
Spanish adults
Students
Universe
(1) Persons attending a Social Psychology seminar at Madrid's Complutense University; (2) University undergraduates, Spanish Army conscripts and other non-students
Sampling procedure
See under Population
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Face-to-face interview
Self-completion
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1984
Terms of data access
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Related publications
- Seisdedos, N. and Giorgi, B. (1982) Escala Psicosocial Española (SPS), Experimental edition, Madrid, Spain: TEA Ediciones.
- Giorgi, B. (1984) Spanish social attitudes: a factor analytic study, [Thesis]: University of Ulster.
- Burgaleta, R. (1976) Las actitudes sociales primarias de los universitarios españoles, [Thesis], Madrid, Spain: Universidad Complutense.