ERIC Number: EJ1385982
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Publication Date: 2023-Sep
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Conformity in High School Adolescents: Development and Validation of the Informational and Normative Conformity Scale
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v41 n6 p671-688 Sep 2023
The present article describes the development and validation of the Informational and Normative Conformity Scale (SKI-N), a brief self-report tool capturing adolescents' general propensity to adopt a conformist attitude, and the underlying motives for doing so. The presentation includes a description of scale construction and an assessment of the psychometric properties. In two independent samples of adolescents (total N = 1,953), the SKI-N factorial structure was investigated, and the reliability and dimensionality, the multi-group measurement invariance, and the construct validity were each verified. The findings showed that the scale structure is bi-factorial, and the tool is reliable, valid, and invariant across gender. Therefore, the SKI-N can be applied in research and/or in psychological and educational practice to provide important information in a broader assessment of students' psychosocial functioning in the school environment. Moreover, compared to currently available measures, it fills a gap in the tools for measuring conformity in the adolescent population.
Descriptors: Social Behavior, High School Students, Test Construction, Test Validity, Student Behavior, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics, Gender Differences, Test Reliability, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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