Reliability and validity of idol worship scale in college students
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2012.01.029
- VernacularTitle:大学生偶像崇拜量表的初步编制及信效度检验
- Author:
Zhibing YANG
;
Jieqiong GUO
;
Liang XIA
;
Xia ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Idol worship;
Reliability;
Validity;
Exploratory factor analysis;
Confirmatory factor analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2012;21(1):89-91
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo develop the scale on idol worship for college students.Methods54 items were determined by reviewing items in relating literatures and scales,interview and panel discussion.Then about 110,182 and 277college students were picked out randomly as samples from colleges of Guangzhou.Item analysis,exploratory factor analysis,reliability analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyse the data.ResuitsIdol worship scale comprised four subscales:fascination,rational knowledge,the degree of concern and behavioral modification.The scale was comprised of 20 items,and the factor loading of the items ranged from 0.552 to 0.841.Cronbach's α coefficient of the four subscales were 0.894,0.715,0.769,0.758,and the Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.889.Confirmatory factor analysis showed a higher goodness of fit( RESEA =0.064,GFI =0.89,NFI =0.96,NNFI =0.98,CFI =0.98,IFI =0.98 ).ConclusionThe idol worship scale has good psychometric properties,and can be used as a measurement tool for measuring the idol worship of college students.
