Development and Psychometric Properties of Harassment Tendency Scale

Abstract

The aim of this research was to construct a native scale for harassment tendency and psychometric properties for the assessment of the Harassment tendency scale according to the cultural perspective of the Urdu language used. This indigenous scale can be used by psychologists, psychiatrists and even researchers for the general population to measure the tendency of harassment among males and females as well. Utilizing existent content and information from the literature research, the initial item pool of 150 items were created. Following the pilot research, 12 of the 138 expert-evaluated items were kept, including the eight aspects of harassment. Additionally, data from the sample of (N=340) people who completed this scale's final administration were gathered. Participants from educational institutions and local communities from different areas of Pakistan by using a self-reported questionnaire through convenient sampling. Rotated component matrix analysis shows, factors loading ranges from 0.402 to 0.641 of 97 items. The sample adequacy showed KMO=0.866 on 27 items (N=340) and factor loading loaded 8 factors. CFI value 0.909 with the significant model fit p<0.05 with appropriate model fit indices. HTS also conformed to good test-retest reliability (r=0.954, p=.000) at a 0.01 alpha level which is indicated the scale is a reliable measure for harassment tendency. A scale to measure Harassment tendency in the Urdu language is competently established with 27 questions and eight factors. Statistical Package for the Social Science volume 24 used for EFA (Exploratory Factor Analysis). AMOS (Analysis of a Moment structure) version 24 was used for CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis).