Diskuze v psychologii 2023, 5(1):1-8 | DOI: 10.5507/dvp.2023.013

Psychometric analysis of the activism and radicalism intention scales (ARIS)

Jarmila Zsírosová, Robert Tomšik
Výskumný ústav detskej psychológie a patopsychológie, Cyprichova 42, 831 05 Bratislava, Slovenská republika
Výskumný ústav detskej psychológie a patopsychológie, Cyprichova 42, 831 05 Bratislava, Slovenská republika

The aim of the study is to verify the psychometric properties of the ARIS scales - The Activism and Radicalism Intention Scales. The scale consists of eight items that saturate 2 factors: Activism Intention AIS and Radicalism Intention RIS. The scale was administered to students (n = 946) aged between 14 to 21 years. Of the total number of respondents, 74.0% were women. In order to verify the tool, a confirmatory factor analysis CFA, using the ML method, was used, with assessment of fit indices. The reliability of the tool was verified using Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω coefficients. Based on statistical analyses, it was found that the data adequately describe the model, and the results supported the two-factor structure of the Slovak version of the tool, χ2 (58) = 94.406; p < 0.002; RMSEA = 0.052 (90% CI 0.032-0.071); CFI = 0.981 a TLI = 0.982. The reliability of the tool was high, and the following values were measured for individual scales: AIS: α = 0.840, ω = 0.839; RIS: α = 0.820, ω = 0.818. Based on the results, it was found that the Slovak version of the ARIS scale achieved adequate psychometric properties for research purposes.

Keywords: ARIS, activism, radicalism, psychometric analyses, extremism

Received: February 3, 2023; Revised: October 27, 2023; Accepted: October 31, 2023; Published: March 1, 2024  Show citation

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Zsírosová J, Tomšik R. Psychometric analysis of the activism and radicalism intention scales (ARIS). Diskuze v psychologii. 2023;5(1):1-8. doi: 10.5507/dvp.2023.013.
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