Construcción de una escala para medir creencias legitimadoras de violencia en la población infantil

Abstract

This article presents the development of a scale, designed for children, which measures beliefs that legitimate interpersonal violence. The scale shows adequate reliability and shows evidence of a multidimensional construct, constituted by different ways to legitimize violence. Results suggest an association of this beliefs system with violent relational contexts, school culture and gender socialization. The scale is proposed as a tool for investigation of underlying mechanism perpetuate violence in our communities. © 2008 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.