Measuring the Nonviolent Tendencies of College Students.

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Title: Measuring the Nonviolent Tendencies of College Students.
Language: English
Authors: Mayton, Daniel M., II, Richel, Timothy W., Susnjic, Silvia, Majdanac, Maja
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2002
Document Type: Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Affective Measures, College Students, Concurrent Validity, Higher Education, Personality Measures, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Violence
Abstract: The Teenage Nonviolence Test (TNT) has previously been established as a generally reliable and valid measure of nonviolence in adolescents. This study examined the extent to which the TNT's reliability and validity could be extended to college students aged 18-22 years of age. Five of the six subscales of the TNT were found to be reliable. The instruments concurrent validity was also determined to be suitable for research. The specifics are discussed. (Author/GCP)
Entry Date: 2003
Accession Number: ED468267
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The Teenage Nonviolence Test (TNT) has previously been established as a generally reliable and valid measure of nonviolence in adolescents. This study examined the extent to which the TNT's reliability and validity could be extended to college students aged 18-22 years of age. Five of the six subscales of the TNT were found to be reliable. The instruments concurrent validity was also determined to be suitable for research. The specifics are discussed. (Author/GCP)