Reliability and Validity Analyses of the Community Service Attitudes Scale

<p>A study of the reliability and validity of the Community Service Attitudes Scale which was developed by Shiarella, McCarthy, and Tucker (2000) and based on Schwartz's (1977) model of helping behaviors was conducted. Scores on each of the subscales of the Community Service Attitudes Scale showed strong reliability with coefficient alpha scores ranging from .80 to .93. The factor analysis confirmed the findings of the original authors with eight factors having eigenvales greater than one indentified. Validity analyses confirmed that the measure can distinguish between groups expected to differ. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Perry, Brian

• alternative break
• Civic engagement
• Community Service
• Service
• Service-Learning
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2010 Brian Perry

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/04

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1003