Scale name: Self-Censorship Orientation (SCO)
Scale
overview: The
Self-Censorship Orientation (SCO) is a 14-item scale designed to measure
self-censorship, which the authors define as “intentionally and voluntarily
withholding information from others in absence of formal obstacles.”
Authors: Keren Sharvit et al. See the 2018 reference for the list of authors.
Response
Type: Items are
rated on a scale of agreement from 1 = disagree to 4 = agree and 5 = undecided.
Subscales
and items
The authors
identified two factors or subscales.
1. Self-censorship
“The
first dimension, labeled “self-censorship”, reflects the tendency to conceal
information that is seen as threatening.” (p. 347)
Example: 1
If I would encounter problematic conduct among my group members, I would
feel responsible to bring that information to light.
2. Disclosure
“The
second dimension, labeled “disclosure”, reflects the tendency to disseminate
critical information.”
Example: 9.
People who disclose credible information to external sources, which
exposes my group to criticism, should be condemned.
Reliability:
Values from
stage 2:
Self-censorship:
Alpha = .84, Rtt =.61
Disclosure:
Alpha = .90, Rtt =.56
Validity: The authors reported exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
They also report correlations with other
measures (see Table 4) used in studies described in the 2018 article. Read more about test validity.
Availability:
The items
are included in the Sharvit et al. (2018) article listed below.
Permissions:
The author
contact in the article is: ksharvit@psy.haifa.ac.il
Reference
for the scale
Sharvit, K., Bar-Tal, D., Hameiri, B., Zafran, A., Shahar,
E., & Raviv, A. (2018). Self-Censorship Orientation: Scale development,
correlates and outcomes. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 6(2),
331–363. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v6i2.859
Related reference
Hayes, A. F., Glynn, C. J., & Shanahan, J. (2005a).
Willingness to self-censor: A construct and measurement tool for public opinion
research. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 17, 298-323.
doi:10.1093/ijpor/edh073
Comment:
This scale
focuses on self-censorship of information in contrast to the Willingness to
self-censor (WTSC) measure, which focused on opinions (Hayes et al. 2005).
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