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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Limited theoretically rooted instruments exist for measuring subjective social class and classism.
  • Growing interest in social class issues within psychology necessitates robust measurement tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a brief, psychometrically sound, and theoretically grounded instrument to measure classism.
  • To develop the Classism Attitudinal Profile (CAP) based on Liu's (2011) Social Class World View Model Revised (SCWM-R).
  • To assess two distinct aspects of classism: downward and upward.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized two independent samples (N = 707 total) for data collection.
  • Administered the Classism Attitudinal Profile (CAP) and various validity measures.
  • Employed statistical analyses to assess reliability, factor structure, and convergent/discriminant validity.

Main Results:

  • The CAP demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
  • Factor analysis supported the anticipated two-factor structure for downward and upward classism.
  • CAP subscale scores showed distinct correlations with measures of social status, values, and other biases, supporting discriminant validity.

Conclusions:

  • The Classism Attitudinal Profile (CAP) is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring downward and upward classism.
  • The findings confirm that downward and upward classism are distinct constructs, not opposite ends of a single continuum.
  • The CAP provides a valuable tool for researchers investigating social class attitudes and their correlates.