title: Evidence of reliability and validity for the Universal Orientation scale.
abstract: The relationships of Universal Orientation with Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation were examined in two studies. Undergraduate students from various universities completed three measures. 314 participated in Study 1 and 461 participated in Study 2. Scores on the Universal Orientation scale correlated weakly with those on the Right-Wing Authoritarianism scale (r = -.14 for both samples) and moderately with the Social Dominance Orientation scale (r = -.50 for Sample 1 and r = -.36 for Sample 2). Low Cronbach alphas for the Universal Orientation scale (alpha = .68 for the first sample and alpha = .60 for the second sample) suggest the scale requires revision.
authors.affiliation: Military Psychology and Leadership Department, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. Box 17000, Station Forces, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Adelheid A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boies
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001318:Authoritarianism; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011287:Prejudice; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012925:Social Conformity; D012930:Social Dominance; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology