Development of the Social Issues Advocacy Scale–2

• In Event: Roundtable Session 41
  In Roundtable Session: Issues in Assessment and Definition of Goals of Moral Education

Abstract

The 21-item Social Issues Advocacy Scale (SIAS; Nilsson et al., 2011) was developed as a concise measure of social justice advocacy for people in the helping professions. Recent scholarship has indicated a need for a broader measure. The present study seeks to continue ongoing development of the SIAS-2, intended as an expansion of the SIAS. A sample of 284 people in the helping professions was administered 124 items, which was reduced to 78 items for the final instrument through item analysis and exploratory factor analysis. Eight factors emerged explaining 61.5% of the item variance. Corresponding subscales ranged in reliability from .88 to .94. Additional validity evidence is discussed.

Authors

• Jacob M. Marszalek, University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Carolyn Elizabeth Barber, University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Johanna Nilsson, University of Missouri - Kansas City