1. I deserve more A's: A report on the development of a measure of academic entitlement.
- Author
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Jackson DL, Frey MP, McLellan C, Rauti CM, Lamborn PB, and Singleton-Jackson JA
- Subjects
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Female, Humans, Male, Young Adult, Academic Success, Personality Tests standards, Self Concept, Students psychology
- Abstract
This paper reports the results of a multi-stage effort to develop a measure of Academic Entitlement. An empirical/rational approach was taken to develop items and reduce the item set for a final version of the Academic Entitlement Scale (AES). The measure includes seven dimensions: Accommodation, Reward for Effort, Responsibility Avoidance, Grade Haggling, Customer Orientation, Customer Service Expectations, and General Academic Entitlement. Fit, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, for the seven-factor correlated model and a bifactor model including General AE and the six specific factors, was good. The full measure is reported along with descriptive statistics for the scale and preliminary validation evidence., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
- Published
- 2020
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