ORTHOGONAL FACTOR ANALYSIS OF 49 OPINION ITEMS IN THE MULTI-NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY,

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Abstract:

Responses to 49 Likert scale questions asked of 2,447 students from 10 nations 2 African, 2 American, 3 Asian, and 3 European were factor-analyzed using the Jacobi method for extracting eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The analysis resulted in three major orthogonal factors Conservatism, Non-conformityindependence, and Leadership. All factors include items referring to interpersonal, social, and international levels. Author

Author(s):
Goyette, Donald R.
Author Organization(s):
WESTERN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES INST LA JOLLA CALIF
Pagination:
0015

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
3
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-66-C-0279
Project Number(s):
NR-170-704
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Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*PUBLIC OPINION, FACTOR ANALYSIS), CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, PERSONALITY, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, QUESTIONNAIRES, ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Psychology
Report Date:
1969 Jul 15