Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context

Autores
Pérez, Beatriz; Boso, Àlex; Herrera, Mauricio; Álvarez, Boris; Castilla, María Cecilia
Año de publicación
2024
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This study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Attitudes towards Rodents (SARod) to measure public attitudes towards rodents in a Chilean community context. Utilizing an instrumental design, we gathered data from 497 participants using convenience sampling. The SARod, comprising 22 Likert-scale items, evaluates attitudes across four dimensions: Scientistic, Positivistic, Emotional Negativistic, and Cognitive and Behavioral Negativistic. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to examine the scale’s structure and reliability, revealing strong internal consistency (Ω > 0.8) across all factors. Results indicated that higher educational levels and increased interaction with rodents were associated with more positive attitudes, while a greater disposition towards rodent extermination correlated with more negative attitudes. No significant gender differences were observed. The SARod shows robust psychometric properties, offering a reliable tool for cross-cultural comparisons of rodent-related attitudes. This scale can inform targeted interventions and public education campaigns, promoting coexistence and effective rodent management strategies. Further research should explore the application of the SARod in diverse cultural contexts.
Fil: Pérez, Beatriz. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile. Universidad de Oviedo; España
Fil: Boso, Àlex. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Herrera, Mauricio. Universidad Santo Tomás;
Fil: Álvarez, Boris. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Castilla, María Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet Noa Sur. Centro Regional de Energia y Ambiente Para El Desarrollo Sustentable. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Energia y Ambiente Para El Desarrollo Sustentable.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Programa de Investigación de Biodiversidad Argentina; Argentina
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rodent perception
public attitudes
rodent management
chile
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spelling Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean ContextPérez, BeatrizBoso, ÀlexHerrera, MauricioÁlvarez, BorisCastilla, María Ceciliarodent perceptionpublic attitudesrodent managementchilehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5This study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Attitudes towards Rodents (SARod) to measure public attitudes towards rodents in a Chilean community context. Utilizing an instrumental design, we gathered data from 497 participants using convenience sampling. The SARod, comprising 22 Likert-scale items, evaluates attitudes across four dimensions: Scientistic, Positivistic, Emotional Negativistic, and Cognitive and Behavioral Negativistic. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to examine the scale’s structure and reliability, revealing strong internal consistency (Ω > 0.8) across all factors. Results indicated that higher educational levels and increased interaction with rodents were associated with more positive attitudes, while a greater disposition towards rodent extermination correlated with more negative attitudes. No significant gender differences were observed. The SARod shows robust psychometric properties, offering a reliable tool for cross-cultural comparisons of rodent-related attitudes. This scale can inform targeted interventions and public education campaigns, promoting coexistence and effective rodent management strategies. Further research should explore the application of the SARod in diverse cultural contexts.Fil: Pérez, Beatriz. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile. Universidad de Oviedo; EspañaFil: Boso, Àlex. Universidad de La Frontera; ChileFil: Herrera, Mauricio. Universidad Santo Tomás;Fil: Álvarez, Boris. Universidad de La Frontera; ChileFil: Castilla, María Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet Noa Sur. Centro Regional de Energia y Ambiente Para El Desarrollo Sustentable. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Energia y Ambiente Para El Desarrollo Sustentable.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Programa de Investigación de Biodiversidad Argentina; ArgentinaMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2024-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/261635Pérez, Beatriz; Boso, Àlex; Herrera, Mauricio; Álvarez, Boris; Castilla, María Cecilia; Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Animals; 14; 22; 11-2024; 1-192076-2615CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/22/3239info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/ani14223239info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:10:10Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/261635instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:10:10.431CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
title Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
spellingShingle Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
Pérez, Beatriz
rodent perception
public attitudes
rodent management
chile
title_short Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
title_full Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
title_fullStr Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
title_sort Assessing Rodent Attitudes: The Psychometric Properties of the SARod in a Chilean Context
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez, Beatriz
Boso, Àlex
Herrera, Mauricio
Álvarez, Boris
Castilla, María Cecilia
author Pérez, Beatriz
author_facet Pérez, Beatriz
Boso, Àlex
Herrera, Mauricio
Álvarez, Boris
Castilla, María Cecilia
author_role author
author2 Boso, Àlex
Herrera, Mauricio
Álvarez, Boris
Castilla, María Cecilia
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv rodent perception
public attitudes
rodent management
chile
topic rodent perception
public attitudes
rodent management
chile
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Attitudes towards Rodents (SARod) to measure public attitudes towards rodents in a Chilean community context. Utilizing an instrumental design, we gathered data from 497 participants using convenience sampling. The SARod, comprising 22 Likert-scale items, evaluates attitudes across four dimensions: Scientistic, Positivistic, Emotional Negativistic, and Cognitive and Behavioral Negativistic. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to examine the scale’s structure and reliability, revealing strong internal consistency (Ω > 0.8) across all factors. Results indicated that higher educational levels and increased interaction with rodents were associated with more positive attitudes, while a greater disposition towards rodent extermination correlated with more negative attitudes. No significant gender differences were observed. The SARod shows robust psychometric properties, offering a reliable tool for cross-cultural comparisons of rodent-related attitudes. This scale can inform targeted interventions and public education campaigns, promoting coexistence and effective rodent management strategies. Further research should explore the application of the SARod in diverse cultural contexts.
Fil: Pérez, Beatriz. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile. Universidad de Oviedo; España
Fil: Boso, Àlex. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Herrera, Mauricio. Universidad Santo Tomás;
Fil: Álvarez, Boris. Universidad de La Frontera; Chile
Fil: Castilla, María Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet Noa Sur. Centro Regional de Energia y Ambiente Para El Desarrollo Sustentable. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Energia y Ambiente Para El Desarrollo Sustentable.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Programa de Investigación de Biodiversidad Argentina; Argentina
description This study aimed to develop and validate the Scale of Attitudes towards Rodents (SARod) to measure public attitudes towards rodents in a Chilean community context. Utilizing an instrumental design, we gathered data from 497 participants using convenience sampling. The SARod, comprising 22 Likert-scale items, evaluates attitudes across four dimensions: Scientistic, Positivistic, Emotional Negativistic, and Cognitive and Behavioral Negativistic. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to examine the scale’s structure and reliability, revealing strong internal consistency (Ω > 0.8) across all factors. Results indicated that higher educational levels and increased interaction with rodents were associated with more positive attitudes, while a greater disposition towards rodent extermination correlated with more negative attitudes. No significant gender differences were observed. The SARod shows robust psychometric properties, offering a reliable tool for cross-cultural comparisons of rodent-related attitudes. This scale can inform targeted interventions and public education campaigns, promoting coexistence and effective rodent management strategies. Further research should explore the application of the SARod in diverse cultural contexts.
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