Developing and validating a new multi‐dimensional scale for anti‐social behavior in a higher education setting
The purpose of this research is to construct and validate a multi‐dimensional scale of Anti‐social Behavior (hereafter ASB) in a Western higher education context (i.e., USA). To achieve this, four studies, each with a different sample, were performed. Study 1 (n = 150) followed an exploratory design...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Scandinavian journal of psychology 2020-08, Vol.61 (4), p.502-512 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The purpose of this research is to construct and validate a multi‐dimensional scale of Anti‐social Behavior (hereafter ASB) in a Western higher education context (i.e., USA). To achieve this, four studies, each with a different sample, were performed. Study 1 (n = 150) followed an exploratory design to generate a pool of potential items measuring ASB. Study 2 (n = 254) explored the dimensionality of the items produced in Study 1 using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability measures. Study 3 (n = 654) confirmed the factorial structure from Study 2 and assessed the measurement model invariance using structural equation modeling (SEM). Finally, Study 4 (n = 287) assessed the predictive validity of the ASB measure through testing a hypothetical path model linking ASB to narcissism and Machiavellianism via an SEM procedure. In total, our research findings conclude that the ASB measurement model is a two‐factor multi‐dimensional structure comprising: Interpersonal Antagonistic Behavior (six items) as well as Indirect Distractive Behavior (four items). The research and practical implications for universities are thereafter discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0036-5564 1467-9450 |
DOI: | 10.1111/sjop.12635 |