Islamophobia splits into two correlated factors, not one general prejudice

Evidence

The results of Study 1 provide factorial, test–retest reliability, and construct validity support for the IS. Consistent with Lee et al.’s (2009) EFA results and the fear system model (Öhman & Wiens, 2004), the data supported a two-factor model of Islamophobia. Rather than forming a single “general” factor, the items of the IS appear to be best represented by two distinct, but positively correlated, dimensions of Islamophobia (e.g., I-AB and I-CG subscales), which were supported by robust factor loadings and indexes of global model fit. — Sherman A. Lee, Chelsea A. Reid, Stephen D. Short, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Ruth Yeh, and Matthew L. Campbell, Fear of Muslims, 63

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s published piece on cross-cultural moral panics over dress and identity signaling — prejudice measured as multidimensional, not monolithic.
• DEFINE: Introduces the two-factor operationalization (I-AB and I-CG subscales) that the rest of the paper depends on.