Fear comprises related but distinct processes, not one undifferentiated response
Evidence
The primary purpose of Study 1 was to examine the factorial validity and the test–retest reliability of the IS. Two measurement models were tested using CFA. The one-factor model assumed that the IS items were driven by one general Islamophobia construct. The two-factor model assumed that two distinct dimensions represent the relationship among the IS items. Based on Lee et al.’s (2009) finding from an EFA that the IS represents two distinct dimensions of fear, and on the fear system model (Öhman & Wiens, 2004) that proposes that fear is composed of related but unique processes, we predicted that a two-factor model of the IS would best represent the data. — Sherman A. Lee, Chelsea A. Reid, Stephen D. Short, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Ruth Yeh, and Matthew L. Campbell, Fear of Muslims, 32
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the fear system model of Ă–hman & Wiens and to multidimensional models of emotion in psychology generally.