Psychometric properties of the Social Justice Representations (SJR) scale

ETCHEZAHAR, E.; BARREIRO, A.; JACOTT, L.; MALDONADO, A.

Madrid

Conferencia; Citizenship and Social Justice: Innovation, practices and research; 2016

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

The aim of this presentation is to discuss the psychometric properties of the Social Justice Representations (SJR) scale in adult population, that its current developing. To achieve this aim, first we test several affirmations about the three main dimensions of Social Justice: Representation (or participation of people in important decisions that concern their own lives), Redistribution (of material and cultural resources or primary goods), and Recognition (and cultural respect of all people in a just relationship). Second we ask two expert judges to evaluate the ítem?s validity. We work whit a sample of 350 adults from Buenos Aires and 350 from Madrid. The main results were analyzed, taking into account the descriptive analysis of the items, mean, standard deviation, item-total correlation and Cronbach's alpha if item deleted. Therefore, the validity and internal consistency of the scale will be tested, by analizing the relations between the three dimensions of Social Justice with variables that evaluate the justification of social relations: right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation and sense of community.