Psychometric instrument

Genetic Essentialistic Tendencies Measure

Author(s):

Dar-Nimrod, I.
Ruby, M. B.
Cheung, B. Y.
Tam, K. P.
Murray, D.

Year:

2021

This scale contains 24 items and assesses the degree to which people have essentialist views of genetic causes. Responses can either be completed on a scale that ranges from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree) or from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 7 (Strongly Agree).

Research Population:

Adults

Citation:

Cheung, B. Y., Schmalor, A., & Heine, S. J. (2021) The role of genetic essentialism and genetics knowledge in support for eugenics and genetically modified foods. PLoS One 16(9): e0257954.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257954

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