Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Abstract
This study compares the validity of three current conservative measures: the Core Conservatism Scale, the Social and Economical Conservative Scale, and the commonly used single item measurement that asks participants to indicate their political orientation on a Likert scale. Importantly, this study is needed because currently used measures of conservatism tend to be poised with several disadvantages (e.g., reliability, demand characteristics, & social desirability). This study used online data collection to assess each of the measures. Results from this study demonstrated that the CCS had equal or greater predictive validity than the SECS or SI on Protestant work ethic, social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, patriotism, political party affiliation and voting behavior.
Year manuscript completed
2018
Year degree awarded
2018
Author's Keywords
conservatism, political ideology, measurement, voting behavior
Thesis Advisor
Jana M. Hackathorn
Committee Chair
Jana M. Hackathorn
Committee Member
Patrick Cushen
Committee Member
Laura Liljequist
Committee Member
Drew Seib
Document Type
Thesis - Murray State Access only
Recommended Citation
Crittendon, David I., "IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATISM: THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF CURRENT CONSERVATIVE MEASURES" (2018). Murray State Theses and Dissertations. 93.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/etd/93