Harper, Craig (2015) The Perceptions of Sex Offenders Scale: development and validation of a new measure. In: BPS Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 1-3 July 2015, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop contribution (Presentation) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
The Community Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale purports to measure respondents' attitudes towards sexual offenders. However, previous studies question its factor structure. To address this, we sought to ‘reimagine’ the CATSO as an outcome measure of perceptions, as opposed to an attitudinal measure. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses resulted in a three factor 20-item scale being developed. This paper outlines the development of this scale, and suggests how it may be best used in future research.
| Keywords: | scale development, attitudes, perceptions, sexual crime |
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| Subjects: | C Biological Sciences > C800 Psychology C Biological Sciences > C810 Applied Psychology C Biological Sciences > C880 Social Psychology |
| Divisions: | College of Social Science > School of Psychology |
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| ID Code: | 17839 |
| Deposited On: | 09 Jul 2015 08:58 |
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