Spanish Social Attitudes : a Factor Analytic Study, 1982

UKDA study number:713

Principal Investigator

Giorgi, B.E.
New University of Ulster. Department of Psychology

Data Collectors

Seisdedos, N.
Burgaleta, R.

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

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Giorgi, B.E., Spanish Social Attitudes : a Factor Analytic Study, 1982 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], 1984. SN: 713.

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713 . Spanish Social Attitudes : a Factor Analytic Study, 1982

Depositor:

Giorgi, B.E. , New University of Ulster. Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator:

Giorgi, B.E. , New University of Ulster. Department of Psychology

Data Collectors:

Seisdedos, N.
Burgaleta, R.

Abstract:

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).

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: October 1982 - November 1982
Country: Spain
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Individuals

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: (1) Persons attending a Social Psychology seminar at Madrid's Complutense University;
(2) University undergraduates, Spanish Army conscripts and other non-students

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: See under Population
Number of Units: Sample 1 (RD40) 900 (target) 764 (obtained)
Sample 2 (SPS) 1600 (target) 1409 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English/Spanish

Access:

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Date of First Release:

1984

File last updated:

7 May 2013