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Research paper thumbnail of The love of money and pay level satisfaction: Measurement and functional equivalence in 29 geopolitical entities around the world

Management and …, Jan 1, 2006

Demonstrating the equivalence of constructs is a key requirement for crosscultural empirical rese... more Demonstrating the equivalence of constructs is a key requirement for crosscultural empirical research. The major purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to assess measurement and functional equivalence or invariance using the 9-item, 3-factor Love of Money Scale (LOMS, a second-order factor model) and the 4-item, 1-factor Pay Level Satisfaction Scale (PLSS, a first-order factor model) across 29 samples in six continents (N = 5973). In step 1, we tested the configural, metric and scalar invariance of the LOMS and 17 samples achieved measurement invariance. In step 2, we applied the same procedures to the PLSS and nine samples achieved measurement invariance. Five samples (Brazil, China, South Africa, Spain and the USA) passed the measurement invariance criteria for both measures. In step 3, we found that for these two measures, common method variance was non-significant. In step 4, we tested the functional equivalence between the Love of Money Scale and Pay Level Satisfaction Scale. We achieved functional equivalence for these two scales in all five samples. The results of this study suggest the critical importance of evaluating and establishing measurement equivalence in cross-cultural studies. Suggestions for remedying measurement nonequivalence are offered.

Research paper thumbnail of The hierarchical structure of saving motives

Journal of Economic Psychology, 2005

This research aims to analyse the super-ordinate goals motivating the decision to save and to rep... more This research aims to analyse the super-ordinate goals motivating the decision to save and to represent the hierarchical structure of the linkages between these goals. The participants (97 British adults) provided personal reasons why they wanted to save, after which they explained why these reasons were important, and were then asked to give further justifications. Fifteen salient goals were identified and found to function hierarchically. At the bottom of the hierarchy are more concrete goals (‘‘Purchase’’, ‘‘Holidays’’ or ‘‘Money availability’’) while at the top are more abstract goals (‘‘Self-esteem’’, ‘‘Self-gratification’’). In the intermediate position are goals which channel the more concrete towards the more abstract. The hierarchical goal structure is analysed by network analysis.

Research paper thumbnail of Conservative Ideology, Economic Conservatism, and Causal Attributions for Poverty and Wealth

Current Psychology, 2010

The purpose of the study is to analyze the effects of different features of Conservative Ideology... more The purpose of the study is to analyze the effects of different features of Conservative Ideology, measured via the Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Economic Conservatism (EC) scales, on Internal and External casual attributions for poverty and wealth. Participants were a group of 181 university students. Results of multiple regression analyses suggested that EC influenced Internal causal attributions for poverty and wealth positively but influenced the External ones negatively. Of the other measures, only SDO showed a negative effect on External causal attributions. Theoretical and practical implications of results are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Consuming traditional food products of one's province: A test of planned behavior theory

In this paper we tested the predictive power of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), when the ta... more In this paper we tested the predictive power of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), when the target behavior is consuming traditional foods of one's province (Trentino, Italy). Meat-based products were considered, and students attending senior high schools were surveyed. TPB and TPB + past behavior were tested, using structural equation models. We found that consumption intentions were predicted by attitude, subjective norms and past behavior; behavior was in turn predicted by intentions, perceived control, and past behavior. Both TPB and TPB + past behavior explained a large amount of variance in intentions, and a moderate amount in behavior. We also examined the relationship between TPB constructs and behavioral beliefs and identification (with the province). Findings demonstrate the predictive power of TPB; they also suggest strategies that can be followed to orient consumption in directions beneficial to health.

Research paper thumbnail of Right-Wing Authoritarianism—Revised Scale

PsycTESTS Dataset, 2000

The paper presents a short version of the Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale. The results of... more The paper presents a short version of the Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale. The results of two studies are described. In the first one, conducted on a sample of 363 university students, the short version is developed by means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, which supported a two dimensions solution. The two dimensions have been labelled as ''authoritarian aggression and submission'' and ''conservatism''. Different issues concerning the factorial structure are tested and discussed. Subsequently, the relationships between authoritarianism, subtle and blatant prejudice towards Islamic immigrants in Italy, and participants' political orientation are examined. Compared to conservatism the authoritarian aggression and submission dimension is more strongly associated to prejudice and right-wing political orientation. In the second study, carried out on a sample of 201 adults, the validity of the short version is successfully supported. Differences due to gender, age, and level of education are also examined.

Research paper thumbnail of The love of money and pay level satisfaction: Measurement and functional equivalence in 29 geopolitical entities around the world

Management and …, Jan 1, 2006

Demonstrating the equivalence of constructs is a key requirement for crosscultural empirical rese... more Demonstrating the equivalence of constructs is a key requirement for crosscultural empirical research. The major purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to assess measurement and functional equivalence or invariance using the 9-item, 3-factor Love of Money Scale (LOMS, a second-order factor model) and the 4-item, 1-factor Pay Level Satisfaction Scale (PLSS, a first-order factor model) across 29 samples in six continents (N = 5973). In step 1, we tested the configural, metric and scalar invariance of the LOMS and 17 samples achieved measurement invariance. In step 2, we applied the same procedures to the PLSS and nine samples achieved measurement invariance. Five samples (Brazil, China, South Africa, Spain and the USA) passed the measurement invariance criteria for both measures. In step 3, we found that for these two measures, common method variance was non-significant. In step 4, we tested the functional equivalence between the Love of Money Scale and Pay Level Satisfaction Scale. We achieved functional equivalence for these two scales in all five samples. The results of this study suggest the critical importance of evaluating and establishing measurement equivalence in cross-cultural studies. Suggestions for remedying measurement nonequivalence are offered.

Research paper thumbnail of The hierarchical structure of saving motives

Journal of Economic Psychology, 2005

This research aims to analyse the super-ordinate goals motivating the decision to save and to rep... more This research aims to analyse the super-ordinate goals motivating the decision to save and to represent the hierarchical structure of the linkages between these goals. The participants (97 British adults) provided personal reasons why they wanted to save, after which they explained why these reasons were important, and were then asked to give further justifications. Fifteen salient goals were identified and found to function hierarchically. At the bottom of the hierarchy are more concrete goals (‘‘Purchase’’, ‘‘Holidays’’ or ‘‘Money availability’’) while at the top are more abstract goals (‘‘Self-esteem’’, ‘‘Self-gratification’’). In the intermediate position are goals which channel the more concrete towards the more abstract. The hierarchical goal structure is analysed by network analysis.

Research paper thumbnail of Conservative Ideology, Economic Conservatism, and Causal Attributions for Poverty and Wealth

Current Psychology, 2010

The purpose of the study is to analyze the effects of different features of Conservative Ideology... more The purpose of the study is to analyze the effects of different features of Conservative Ideology, measured via the Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Economic Conservatism (EC) scales, on Internal and External casual attributions for poverty and wealth. Participants were a group of 181 university students. Results of multiple regression analyses suggested that EC influenced Internal causal attributions for poverty and wealth positively but influenced the External ones negatively. Of the other measures, only SDO showed a negative effect on External causal attributions. Theoretical and practical implications of results are discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Consuming traditional food products of one's province: A test of planned behavior theory

In this paper we tested the predictive power of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), when the ta... more In this paper we tested the predictive power of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), when the target behavior is consuming traditional foods of one's province (Trentino, Italy). Meat-based products were considered, and students attending senior high schools were surveyed. TPB and TPB + past behavior were tested, using structural equation models. We found that consumption intentions were predicted by attitude, subjective norms and past behavior; behavior was in turn predicted by intentions, perceived control, and past behavior. Both TPB and TPB + past behavior explained a large amount of variance in intentions, and a moderate amount in behavior. We also examined the relationship between TPB constructs and behavioral beliefs and identification (with the province). Findings demonstrate the predictive power of TPB; they also suggest strategies that can be followed to orient consumption in directions beneficial to health.

Research paper thumbnail of Right-Wing Authoritarianism—Revised Scale

PsycTESTS Dataset, 2000

The paper presents a short version of the Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale. The results of... more The paper presents a short version of the Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) Scale. The results of two studies are described. In the first one, conducted on a sample of 363 university students, the short version is developed by means of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, which supported a two dimensions solution. The two dimensions have been labelled as ''authoritarian aggression and submission'' and ''conservatism''. Different issues concerning the factorial structure are tested and discussed. Subsequently, the relationships between authoritarianism, subtle and blatant prejudice towards Islamic immigrants in Italy, and participants' political orientation are examined. Compared to conservatism the authoritarian aggression and submission dimension is more strongly associated to prejudice and right-wing political orientation. In the second study, carried out on a sample of 201 adults, the validity of the short version is successfully supported. Differences due to gender, age, and level of education are also examined.