Questionnaire for Measuring Two Types of Patriotism Test
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Questionnaire for Measuring Two Types of Patriotism Test - Description and methodology of the test
People who want to examine how national loyalty appears in everyday judgments may find this assessment useful for structured self-reflection. The Questionnaire for Measuring Two Types of Patriotism Test is intended for readers comparing attachment to their country with attitudes toward other nations and cultures. This patriotism questionnaire produces a two-part profile, helping you consider whether civic commitment, exclusionary attitudes, or both are present in your responses.
What This Assessment Explores
Patriotism here is divided into two related orientations. One reflects positive attachment to the country through respect for its laws and traditions, commitment to social development by working for the country’s good, and support for friendship among peoples. The other captures hostility toward outside influence, immigrants, or other nations, including claims of national superiority. As a civic patriotism test, it helps readers examine these attitudes without reducing loyalty to one general trait.
The result is organized around two dimensions:
- Civic: 0-5. This scale measures positive attitudes toward the country, respect for its laws and traditions, and commitment to social development. Low 0-1, Moderate 2-3, and High 4-5 show the displayed level.
- Chauvinistic: 0-5. This scale measures negative attitudes toward other countries and cultures and belief in national superiority. Low 0-1, Moderate 2-3, and High 4-5 show the displayed level.
Methodology and Scientific Basis
Items use yes-or-no responses, asking the respondent to endorse or reject statements rather than rate intensity. Themes cover traditions, contribution, friendship, immigration, foreign influence, fear of other countries, and national superiority. Separate outputs show whether constructive and exclusionary attitudes coexist or diverge.
Respondents choose Yes or No and receive separate results for the two dimensions. The displayed bands describe the questionnaire’s output and do not by themselves establish population norms; the answer-to-point mapping is not specified.
Research by Davidov (2009) distinguishes nationalism and constructive patriotism, making it the closest reference for this contrast. This questionnaire is conceptually consistent with that distinction but is not presented as an adaptation or standardized replication. Schatz, Staub, and Lavine (1999) distinguish constructive and blind patriotism; Bar-Tal (1993) addresses group beliefs; and Kosterman and Feshbach (1989) distinguish patriotic and nationalistic attitudes. Together, these sources provide related conceptual context.
This patriotism test is a snapshot of self-reported attitudes. Current events, experience, social desirability, and the meaning of foreign influence can affect responses, so interpret the profile with its reasons and social context.
- Davidov, Eldad. (2009). Measurement Equivalence of Nationalism and Constructive Patriotism in the ISSP: 34 Countries in a Comparative Perspective. Political Analysis, 17(1), 64-82. 10.1093/pan/mpn014
- Schatz, Robert T., Ervin Staub, and Howard Lavine. (1999). On the Varieties of National Attachment: Blind Versus Constructive Patriotism. Political Psychology, 20(1), 151-174. 10.1111/0162-895X.00140
- Bar-Tal, Daniel. (1993). Patriotism as Fundamental Beliefs of Group Members. Politics and the Individual, 3(2), 45-62.
- Kosterman, Rick, and Seymour Feshbach. (1989). Toward a Measure of Patriotic and Nationalistic Attitudes. Political Psychology, 10(2), 257-274. 10.2307/3791647
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