ERIC Number: EJ1434873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8499
Development and Validation of a School Alienation Scale for Junior High School Students in Taiwan
Yi-Jen Lu; Bei-Lu Tseng; Guo-Ching Huang
Youth & Society, v56 n6 p995-1012 2024
This study addressed the issue of school alienation (SA) among high school students in Taiwan; SA is believed to contribute to dropout, violence, gangs, and deviant behavior. To measure SA, we propose a four-construct model in this study, comprising powerlessness, normlessness, meaninglessness, and social isolation. Using two studies, an SA scale (SAS) was developed and validated. Study 1 developed and preliminarily validated the four constructs of SA using item and exploratory factor analyses with 227 junior high school students as participants. Study 2 validated the theoretical structure of SA using second-order confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 708 junior high school students. The cross-validation of Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that the proposed SAS is robust, valid, and effective for measuring the degree of SA among students.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Rating Scales, Alienation, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Factor Analysis, Social Isolation, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Test Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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