Validacija skale stavova prema kolektivno motiviranom nasilju – preliminarna studija
Validation of Collectively Motivated Violence Attitudes Scale - preliminary study

Summary/Abstract: violence still remains problematic and debated, as a consequence of unclear conceptualization of the concept itself, as well as its overlap with other constructs. Most interdisciplinary conceptualizations differentiate between two not necessarily associated aspects of it, which are acceptance of an ideological frame that justifies violence, and the intention of violent action. Considering the importance of knowledge application in this field, it is especially important to develop empirically validated instruments of radicalization into violence, that would manage to capture the versatility of this phenomenon considering its variations depending on ideological, political, and societal context. Current operationalizations mostly refer to a specific context, a group, and a clearly defined ideology, while rarely acknowledging the general approval of violent action stemming from attachment to a specific collectivity. This article suggests a theoretical and conceptual step toward a more general approach to radicalization into violence, based on theoretical underpinnings regarding collective identity and individual readiness for violent action, which surpasses the aforementioned dilemmas. Additionally, as a consequence of theoretical unequivocalities, there is a lack of validated measurements adapted for the Bosnian language area. Therefore, this study presents a newly created instrument, Collectively Motivated Violence Attitudes Scale, and its preliminary empirical validation on a sample of 735 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, aged 16-21 (M=18.72, SD=1.54). The instrument is constituted of eight questions on a 7-point Likert scale. Psychometrical parameters indicate good internal consistency (Cronbach Alpha .88), satisfying discriminative validity with a full range of responses, and adequate item-total correlations. EFA shows two distinct dimensions interpreted as: justification of collectively motivated violence and individual readiness for collectively motivated violence. These two factors explain 68.21% variance in responses.

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