Escala de atitudes frente ao dinheiro (MAS): Teste de modelos e poder preditivo

• Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Pimentel, Taciano L. Milfont, Valdiney V. Gouveia, Luis Augusto Carvalho Mendes, Kátia Correa Vione
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Florida 2012-01-01
• Series: Interamerican Journal of Psychology
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28425280002

The social importance attached to money and its role as an important motivator of behavior justifies the study of its psychosocial aspects. But there is a lack of studies concerning attitudinal or psychological aspects of money in Brazil. In order to encourage research in this context, the validity of the Money Attitudes Scale (MAS) was tested using confirmatory factor approaches. Results supported a brief 16-items version of the scale and replicated the factor analytic pattern with satisfactory internal consistency for the factors of power, retention, distrust, and anxiety. Age differences were observed regarding money attitudes of power, and the predictive role of the MAS to account for consumer behavior was also confirmed. This version of the MAS shows evidences of factorial validity and reliability, justifying its use in future research.