Journal title RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
Author/s Benevene Paula, Lagioia Bianca, Callea Antonino
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2010/2
Language Italian Pages 17 P. 255-271 File size 251 KB
DOI 10.3280/RIP2010-002005
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The paper present the results of the validation of a questionnaire aimed at investigating into attitudes towards child work by adolescents. Methodology. The questionnare "Attitudes towards child work" was administered to a 1474 adolescents (38% male, 62% female; mean age = 16; s. d.: 1.5) coming from Italian high school of Southern and Central Italy. The questionnaire is composed of 44 items, 5-point Likert scale, aimed at understanding perceptions and attitudes of respondents. Results. The principal component analysis was performed and six dimensions were extracted, explaining 44.36% of total variance. The six dimentions are: "attitudes towards light work"; "attitudes towards feasibly and opportunity to combine school and work"; "perceived support from social context", "perceived autonomy and self assessed capability of judgment". The confirmatory factor analysis, achieved through Structural Equation Models, confirmed the six-dimensional structure. The scales were assessed as reliable, with Cronbach’s alpha index varying from with. 67 to .81. Therefore, the validation of the questionnaire "Attitudes toward child work" was achieved.
Benevene Paula, Lagioia Bianca, Callea Antonino, Validazione del questionario "atteggiamento verso il lavoro minorile" in "RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA " 2/2010, pp 255-271, DOI: 10.3280/RIP2010-002005