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AUS
Autoritarismusskala
Short abstract
The AUS is a self-evaluation scale with seven items for measuring authoritarianism for research questions. Reliability: Cronbach's alpha in the construction sample was alpha = .64, in another study alpha = .83. Validity: Single factor models with uncorrelated residuals were estimated. The model was accepted, which led to a reasonable estimation of the data and in which the variance of the latent factor was significantly different from zero. In the construction sample, the single factor model led to a very good reproduction of the empirical variance-covariance matrix. The expected positive correlations between authoritarianism and Just World Faith as well as the expected negative correlations between authoritarianism and uncertainty tolerance were shown in four studies. The authoritarianism scale is independent of the tendency towards socially desirable response behaviour. Another indication of construct validity could be the connection to the political orientation of the respondents. In line with expectations, the voters of the party "The Greens" had a lower authoritarian value than the voters of the more traditional SPD. Due to the specific socialization conditions in the former GDR, higher authoritarianism values were to be expected in an East German compared to a West German sample, which were actually observed.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: AUS. Autoritarismusskala. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9004521
Citation
Dalbert, C. (2002). AUS. Autoritarismusskala [Verfahrensdokumentation, Autorenbeschreibung und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4529
Short information
Short Name AUS
English Name Authoritarianism Scale
Authors Dalbert, C.
Published in Test archive 2002
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Key words Authoritarianism, Political Conservatism, Tolerance for Ambiguity, World View, Attitudes, Personal Values, Social Perception, Life Experiences
Language versions deu
Application age 12 years and older
Item number 7 items
Subscales None; Authoritarianism
Application Time 5 min.
Interpretation time A few minutes.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .64-.83.
Findings on factorial and construct validity.
None.
Applications Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Dalbert, C. (1996). AUS. Autoritarismusskala. Tübingen: Universität Tübingen, Abteilung Pädagogische Psychologie. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 9004521
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Contact information
Ministerin Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert, Universität Halle, Pädagogische Psychologie, Franckeplatz 1, Haus 5, D-06099 Halle (Saale)