How Alike Are Political Values Measures? Comparing Measures of Universal Values, Moral Foundations, Cultural Theory, and Cultural Cognition Theory

• In Event: Measure Twice, Cut Once: On Measurement in Political Psychology

Brief Overview

We assess theoretical and conceptual similarities and differences before evaluating item-level similarities and differences in a U.S. national sample using factor analysis. CT and CCT overlap, other scales less so, and MF is a bit incoherent.

Authors

• Branden Johnson, None

• Mark Brandt, Michigan State University

• Tomas Turner-Zwinkels, Tilburg University

• Brendon Swedlow, Northern Illinois University