This article describes the development and initial validation of the Perceived Classism Experiences Scale (PCES), a scale created to measure experiences of classism based on the Social Class Worldview Model. In Study 1, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 309 participants, revealing three distinct factors: Downward Classism, Upward Classism, and Lateral Classism. In Study 2, a confirmatory factor analysis with data from a distinct sample of 341 participants provided further support for the bifactor structure of the PCES. Significant correlations with subjective social status, self-rated health, stress, state and trait anxiety, life satisfaction, and well-being further supported criterion validity of the PCES. The PCES advances on previous scales of classism, as it is theory-driven and it is not restricted to academic environments. We discuss research and practical implications of the PCES.

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感知阶级体验量表的开发和初步验证

本文描述了感知阶级体验量表 (PCES) 的开发和初步验证，这是一种基于社会阶级世界观模型来衡量阶级体验的量表。在研究 1 中，我们对 309 名参与者的样本进行了探索性因素分析，揭示了三个不同的因素：向下阶级主义、向上阶级主义和横向阶级主义。在研究 2 中，对来自 341 名参与者的不同样本的数据进行的验证性因素分析为 PCES 的双因素结构提供了进一步的支持。与主观社会地位、自评健康、压力、状态和特质焦虑、生活满意度和幸福感的显着相关性进一步支持了 PCES 的标准有效性。PCES 在以前的阶级主义尺度上取得进步，因为它是理论驱动的，它不仅限于学术环境。我们讨论了 PCES 的研究和实际意义。