Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Social Justice Scale (SJS)

Torres-Harding, Susan; Siers, Brian; Olson, Bradley D.

doi:10.1007/s10464-011-9478-2

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“…The survey included a 5-item subscale from the Social Justice Scale (Torres-Harding et al, 2012) that assesses self-efficacy to engage in social justice action (e.g., “I feel confident in my ability to talk to others about social injustices and the impact of social conditions on health and wellbeing”). Response options range from 1 ( strongly disagree ) to 5 ( strongly agree ).…”

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Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy: Factors Accounting for Individual and Setting‐Level Differences

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Scheer

Marx

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American J of Comm Psychol

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Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) are school-based youth settings that could promote health. Yet, GSAs have been treated as homogenous without attention to variability in how they operate or to how youth are involved in different capacities. Using a systems perspective, we considered two primary dimensions along which GSAs function to promote health: providing socializing and advocacy opportunities. Among 448 students in 48 GSAs who attended six regional conferences in Massachusetts (59.8% LGBQ; 69.9% White; 70.1% cisgender female), we found substantial variation among GSAs and youth in levels of socializing and advocacy. GSAs were more distinct from one another on advocacy than socializing. Using multilevel modeling, we identified group and individual factors accounting for this variability. In the socializing model, youth and GSAs that did more socializing activities did more advocacy. In the advocacy model, youth who were more actively engaged in the GSA as well as GSAs whose youth collectively perceived greater school hostility and reported greater social justice efficacy did more advocacy. Findings suggest potential reasons why GSAs vary in how they function in ways ranging from internal provisions of support, to visibility raising, to collective social change. The findings are further relevant for settings supporting youth from other marginalized backgrounds and that include advocacy in their mission.

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Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy: Factors Accounting for Individual and Setting‐Level Differences

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Marx

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American J of Comm Psychol

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“…The primary aim of this study was to adapt SJS, developed by Torres-Harding et al (2012), into Turkish. High consistency level between SJS' English and Turkish applications showed that the scale provided linguistic equivalence.…”

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“…Vera and Speight (2003) argue that solely focusing on theoretical knowledge could be important for researchers; however, allotting efforts to implementation will enable social justice to exist as a dynamic structure. Correspondingly, Torres-Harding, Siers, and Olson (2012) underline the fact that the relationship between attitudes and actions requires more applied research. Therefore, though not sufficient for now, it can be stated that in the literature there is an increasing tendency concerning implementation of the notion of social justice in studies (Bradley et al, 2012).…”

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Psychometric Characteristics of the Social Justice Scale's Turkish Form and A Structural Equation Modeling

Cırık¹

2015

EJER

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Problem Statement: In order to provide equal educational opportunities for students, teachers should encourage their students to have an effective voice concerning social justice. Studies reveal that teachers face trouble when transferring from the concept of social justice as theory to social justice as practice. A scale which will be developed on social justice may enable teachers to better comprehend the process of movement from attitude to action. Moreover, examining which factors affect teachers' behaviors towards social justice will contribute to the arrangement of social justice studies in learning environments. Purpose of the Study:The primary aim of the study is to analyze the psychometric characteristics of the Social Justice Scale's Turkish form. The secondary aim is to determine the effects of social justice attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control on behavioral intentions. Method:The scale adaptation process was conducted with 515 participants (376 female, 139 male), and structural equation modeling was conducted with 410 (313 female, 97 male) participants. The data were collected through the Social Justice Scale. In analyzing the data, Pearson Correlation Coefficients, confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach Alpha coefficients were utilized. The effects of social justice attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control on behavioral intentions were analyzed through structural equation modeling.Findings and Results: Linguistic equivalence of the scale was obtained p=.00, p<.01. After confirmatory factor analysis, the fit indices χ 2 =671.15,

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“…Specifically, we utilize The Social Justice Scale (SJS) of planned behaviors developed by Torres-Harding, Siers, and Olson (2012) to capture and assess an individual's social attitudes and values and other constructs that might be related to social justice behaviors. Furthermore, we also assesses how "perceived behavior control" affects consumers' intended or actual behaviors either directly or indirectly.…”

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Social Justice Attitudes and Concerns for Labor Standards

Schulz

Braekkan

2017

Sage Open

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This study utilizes an adapted version of the Social Justice Scale to capture and assess the extent to which social-justicerelated values and attitudes toward labor standards relate to consumer intentions and behaviors. This social cognitive model assesses, based on Ajzen's theory of planned behavior, how "perceived behavior control" affects these behaviors either directly or indirectly through consumers' intentions. It is hypothesized that individuals who value fairness and equity in social interactions are going to be more likely to engage with businesses that are known for ethical business practices and abstain from firms that are known to violate labor rights. The results confirm that consumers who are concerned with social justice are less likely to conduct business with enterprises that have the reputation of violating both human rights and labor rights. However, the results also reveal that consumers with low levels of "perceived behavioral control" justify their consumer behaviors as they do not think that they can make a difference.

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Social Justice Scale (SJS)

Cited by 189 publications

References 35 publications

Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy: Factors Accounting for Individual and Setting‐Level Differences

Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy: Factors Accounting for Individual and Setting‐Level Differences

Psychometric Characteristics of the Social Justice Scale's Turkish Form and A Structural Equation Modeling

Social Justice Attitudes and Concerns for Labor Standards

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