Measuring Appreciative Attitudes Toward Jews Among College Students: A Psychometric Investigation

• In Event: Friday Roundtable Session 3:05 pm
  In Roundtable Session: Using Assessment Methods to Identify and Dismantle Injustice in Education (Table 16)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to more comprehensively investigate the psychometric properties of a construct measuring appreciative attitudes toward Jews. Drawing on a robust longitudinal sample and employing item response theory analyses (IRT) we find strong evidence for measure efficacy, especially for capturing potentially socially undesirable response options at the lower end of the scale. Findings for research in this area during a time of rising antisemitism are discussed.

Authors

• Benjamin S. Selznick, James Madison University

• Christa E. Winkler, Mississippi State University

• Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University

• Alyssa N. Rockenbach, North Carolina State University