The development of dance attitude scales

This research report describes the development of dance attitude scales whi ch were 'grounded' in the opinions of groups of 11-16-year-old pupils in si x schools throughout England. Factor analyses involving an initial sample o f 368 male and female secondary school pupils produced four embryonic scale s which were then tested with a sample of 1,668 adolescents. Satisfactory i nternal reliability coefficients were achieved and scale intercorrelations provided evidence of the scales as distinct measures. Further analyses unde rtaken to test validity employing data from the larger sample indicated tha t two of the proposed scales, Ballet and Male Dancers, may be valid measure s of attitude, although less confidence can be placed in the third and four th scales. Suggestions are made for the development and application of the inventory.