Stereotype agreement Sample Clauses

Stereotype agreement item 7-point Likert-type scale (1 = “strongly disagree” and 7 = “strongly agree”; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s alpha = .87) adapted from ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and ▇▇▇▇▇ (2005) were used to measure participants’ agreement with a positive-valence notion that Asians are success driven (“Asian Americans seem to be striving to become number one.”; “Most Asian Americans have a mentality that stresses gain of economic power”; “When it comes to education, Asian Americans aim to achieve too much”. These three items were presented following each positive-stereotype joke. Another 3-item 7-point Likert-type scale (1 = “strongly disagree” and 7 = “strongly agree”; ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s alpha = .85) were developed to assess participants’ agreement with a negative-valence notion that Asians are bad drivers (“Many Asian Americans are hazard to themselves and others on the road”; “Many Asian Americans are incompetent drivers”; “Many Asian American drivers fail to follow traffic laws and rules”). These driving-specific questions were presented following each negative-stereotype joke. A one-factor three-indicator CFA was conducted for this scale. For model identification purpose, the factor variance was fixed to one. The factor loading estimate was .92 (for SA-1), .94 (for SA-2), and .77 (for SA-3). Because his CFA model was just-identified, no global model fit information was available.