ABSTRACT

This study reports the development and validation of a scale to measure xenophobia. The authors were particularly interested in the characterisation of this phenomenon in African nations. Two studies were conducted to explore and confirm the factor structure of the xenophobia scale and ascertain its validity and reliability. In study I, exploratory factor analysis produced a two-factor structure for the xenophobia scale labelled ingroup centredness and ingroup exclusivity. Study II confirmed the two-factor structure that emerged in study I and also established the convergent validity and internal consistency of the scale. Findings in this study suggest xenophobia captures two aspects that border on attitude towards ingroup and attitude towards outgroups. In addition, findings revealed that positive ingroup attitude may not necessarily translate into negative outgroup attitude.

摘要

这项研究报告了衡量仇外心理的量表的开发和验证。作者对非洲国家这种现象的特征特别感兴趣。进行了两项研究以探索和确认仇外心理量表的因素结构，并确定其有效性和可靠性。在研究 I 中，探索性因素分析为仇外心理量表生成了一个双因素结构，标记为内群体中心性和内群体排他性。研究 II 证实了研究 I 中出现的双因素结构，并建立了量表的收敛效度和内部一致性。这项研究的结果表明，仇外心理包含两个方面，即对内群体的态度和对外群体的态度。此外，