The problem of this study was to factor-analyze Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale and examine the factor structures of the scale for differences in the solutions obtained for the male and female groups. It was hypothesized that the Dogmatism Scale consists of several discriminable dimensions of the construct dogmatism and that these dimensions differ significantly for males and females. The dogmatism scale was administered to 186 male and 115 female college students. The male and female solutions yielded thirteen and sixteen orthogonal factors, respectively. Six male factors and eleven female factors were unique to their respective sex groups, indicating that the Dogmatism Scale is multidimensional and that significant sex differences are found when these dimensions are examined.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663649 |
Date | 05 1900 |
Creators | Gordon, William Knox |
Contributors | Haynes, Jack Read, Aronson, Harriet |
Publisher | North Texas State University |
Source Sets | University of North Texas |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | iv, 48 leaves, Text |
Coverage | United States - Texas, United States - Washington |
Rights | Public, Gordon, William Knox, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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