Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2022
Publication Title
Studies in Social Science & Humanities
DOI
10.56397/SSSH.2022.12.06
ISSN
2709-7862
Abstract
We administered the Realness Scale (RS), Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS), and the modified Authentic Living Subscale (ALS) from the Authenticity Scale (AS) to undergraduate students from four American institutions of higher learning. We sought to further validate the RS by showing that it correlated positively with the ALS and negatively with the CAS. We also hypothesized that African Americans would score lower than Whites on the RS. Our results supported the first hypothesis, but we found only weak or non-existent support for the other two hypotheses. Discussion focused on reasons why our latter two hypotheses yielded mostly negative results and suggested improvements for future research.
Recommended Citation
McCutcheon, Lynn E., Lillian Donahue, Joshua L. Williams, Sarah K. Nielson, Scott Peterson, Terry F. Pettijohn II.
2022.
"Further Validation of the Realness Scale: Are Celebrity Worshipers Unreal?."
Studies in Social Science & Humanities, 1 (5): 64-71: Paradigm Academic Press.
doi: 10.56397/SSSH.2022.12.06
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/psych-facpubs/143
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