%0 Journal Article %1 zora36360 %A Ariely, Gal %A Davidov, Eldad %D 2011 %I Springer %J Social Indicators Research %K (MGCFA); (WVS) Measurement Survey Value World analysis attitudes confirmatory democracy; factor invariance; multiple-group toward %N 2 %P 271--286 %T Can we rate public support for democracy in a comparable way? Cross-national equivalence of democratic attitudes in the World Value Survey %U http://www.zora.uzh.ch/36360/4/Ariely_Davidov_SIR.pdf %V 104 %X In this study we examine the cross-cultural equivalence of two scales that measure attitudes toward democracy across 36 countries in the World Value Survey (WVS) 2000. We examine the equivalence of these scales in order to explore if we can meaningfully compare democratic attitudes across countries. Multiple group confirmatory factor analyses (MGCFA) is applied to answer this question. The analyses indicate that the scales may be compared but only to a certain extent and not across all the countries. We close this article by discussing the implications of the findings.

@article{zora36360, abstract = {In this study we examine the cross-cultural equivalence of two scales that measure attitudes toward democracy across 36 countries in the World Value Survey (WVS) 2000. We examine the equivalence of these scales in order to explore if we can meaningfully compare democratic attitudes across countries. Multiple group confirmatory factor analyses (MGCFA) is applied to answer this question. The analyses indicate that the scales may be compared but only to a certain extent and not across all the countries. We close this article by discussing the implications of the findings. }, added-at = {2013-03-29T17:47:39.000+0100}, author = {Ariely, Gal and Davidov, Eldad}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/267b7239bf2a3eb44625f7d9d28c07c76/stef1313}, interhash = {bd5fde8655a50f0310b4d04582deb31d}, intrahash = {67b7239bf2a3eb44625f7d9d28c07c76}, journal = {Social Indicators Research}, keywords = {(MGCFA); (WVS) Measurement Survey Value World analysis attitudes confirmatory democracy; factor invariance; multiple-group toward}, note = {The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com}, number = 2, pages = {271--286}, publisher = {Springer}, timestamp = {2013-03-29T17:47:39.000+0100}, title = {Can we rate public support for democracy in a comparable way? Cross-national equivalence of democratic attitudes in the World Value Survey}, url = {http://www.zora.uzh.ch/36360/4/Ariely_Davidov_SIR.pdf}, volume = 104, year = 2011 }