Eksplorativna i konfirmatorna faktorska analiza skale nacionalističkog sindroma (SnS-1)
Exploratory And Confirmatory Factor Analysis Of The Scale Nationalist Syndrome (SnS-1)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research was to find out whether national affective attachment, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, threat perception posed by some ethnic minority groups, and national siege mentality are correlated to such a degree that on the latent level of higher order they form a homogeneous and internally coherent attitudinal construct of nationalistic syndrome. the research was carried out on a random sample of students at the university of Zagreb (n=368). In order to establish dimensionality and construct validity of the Scale of nationalistic syndrome consisting of 15 items (SnS-1), exploratory factor analysis (eFa) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFa) was performed. the eFayielded three factors labeled a three-factor anti-Semitism and xenophobia, Pperception of threat to national security, and nnational affective attachement and selfsacrifice. CFathat didcompletely meet the established criteria for goodnessof-fit indices. However, the first-order-factor model of nationalistic syndrome should not immediately be discarded because the comparative fit indices were on the borderline level of acceptability. asecond-order-factor model of nationalistic syndrome had all the acceptable goodnes-of-fit indices and and acceptable range for standard error (SrMr= .06; rMSea= .09; GFI= .88; aGFI= .84, CFI= .95; nFI= .95). the theoretical model of nationalistic syndrome as an internally coherent system of ethnic exclusionism, threat perception, and strong national affective identification or attachment is confirmed. ahigh reliability of the scale SnS-1 (alfa= .89) proved it to be an economic and useful tool for assessing nationalistic syndrome in sociological and political science. High reliability of factorially extracted subscales of SnS-1 indicated that they can be used as specific measures of nationalistic syndrome.

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