Rap-Music Attitude and Perception Scale: A Validation Study

Autor/in	Tyson, Edgar H.
Titel	Rap-Music Attitude and Perception Scale: A Validation Study
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 16 (2006) 2, S.211-223 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731505281447
Schlagwörter	Music; Structural Equation Models; Test Validity; Factor Structure; Measures (Individuals); Program Effectiveness; Psychometrics; Popular Culture; Attitude Measures; Test Reliability; College Students; Empowerment; Aggression; Aesthetics; Social Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Testvalidität; Faktorenstruktur; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Popkultur; Testreliabilität; Collegestudent; Ästhetik; Gesellschaftstheorie
Abstract	Objective: This study tests the validity of the Rap-music Attitude and Perception (RAP) Scale, a 1-page, 24-item measure of a person's thoughts and feelings surrounding the effects and content of rap music. The RAP was designed as a rapid assessment instrument for youth programs and practitioners using rap music and hip hop culture in their work with young people, their families, and their communities. Method: The factor structure validity, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency reliability of the RAP was assessed using a convenience sample of 605 young (M = 20.22 years, SD = 2.8) college students. Results: Multiple groups method and structural equation modeling analyses confirmed the three-factor model (empowerment, violent-misogynistic, and artistic-esthetic) of the RAP. Reliability and criterion-related validity results were also good. Conclusions: The RAP has sound psychometric properties, and its utility as a research and assessment tool for scholars and practitioners is promising. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10