title: [Development of a vulgarity scale based on Ortega's "The revolt of the masses"].
abstract: This study developed a scale measuring the spiritual vulgarity of the masses, based upon Ortega's "The revolt of the masses" (1957). A questionnaire was constructed with forty items, based on Ortega's descriptions of the characteristics of the spiritual vulgarity of the masses. The questionnaire was completed by 200 university students. The results of factor analysis of the vulgarity measurements yielded two subscales; autistic attitude and contumelious attitude. The two scales were correlated with other existing measures of social values, which was further evidence of validity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan. hatori@plan.cv.titech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatori
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008399:Mass Behavior; D011593:Psychology, Social; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires