Comparative Reliability of the Dogmatism Scale with 2 and 6 Scale Points

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ID13664707
AuthorsDonald R Shupe (University of Utah, corresponding author), John A Wolfer (University of Utah)
Year1966
Volume19
Issue1
Pages284-286
Publication date1966-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1966.19.1.284
PMID5942099
OpenAlexW2086776489
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

Previous research has shown that the variance in Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale is primarily associated with the direction of the response (agree vs disagree) resulting in a high correlation between the original 6-point weighted scoring and a simple count of the number of agree responses. These findings suggest that the Dogmatism Scale could be cast into a 2-point (agree-disagree) format. A 2-point Dogmatism Scale, with instructions to Ss to agree or disagree with each statement, and Rokeach's original 6-point scale were given in a test-retest situation to introductory psychology students. The results indicate that the 2-point scale is as reliable as the original 6-point scale and that the two scales are highly correlated. The 2-point scale offers the additional bonus of convenience and simplicity in administration and scoring

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