Revisiting the Measurement of Anomie.
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Etat: Public
Version: Final published version
Licence: CC0 1.0
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serval:BIB_3F7F67EDE7D5
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Revisiting the Measurement of Anomie.
Périodique
PloS one
ISSN
1932-6203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1932-6203
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Numéro
7
Pages
e0158370
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Sociologists coined the term "anomie" to describe societies that are characterized by disintegration and deregulation. Extending beyond conceptualizations of anomie that conflate the measurements of anomie as 'a state of society' and as a 'state of mind', we disentangle these conceptualizations and develop an analysis and measure of this phenomenon focusing on anomie as a perception of the 'state of society'. We propose that anomie encompasses two dimensions: a perceived breakdown in social fabric (i.e., disintegration as lack of trust and erosion of moral standards) and a perceived breakdown in leadership (i.e., deregulation as lack of legitimacy and effectiveness of leadership). Across six studies we present evidence for the validity of the new measure, the Perception of Anomie Scale (PAS). Studies 1a and 1b provide evidence for the proposed factor structure and internal consistency of PAS. Studies 2a-c provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. Finally, assessing PAS in 28 countries, we show that PAS correlates with national indicators of societal functioning and that PAS predicts national identification and well-being (Studies 3a & 3b). The broader implications of the anomie construct for the study of group processes are discussed.
Mots-clé
Adolescent, Adult, Anomie, Australia, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, North America, Politics, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Socioeconomic Factors, Trust, Young Adult
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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27/09/2016 23:14
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20/08/2019 14:36