National Identity (National Preference)
NINPNational preference and ethnocentric identification with one's country
7 items
1998
α .89
Free
ISSP Research Group
What it measures
A six-item Likert-type scale designed to measure the extent to which a person expresses preference for and identification with his/her country rather than others.
Response format
5-point scale
Scale items
- If you could improve your work or living conditions, how willing or unwilling would you be to move outside
- I would rather be a citizen of my country than of any other country in the world. (r)
- The world would be a better place if people from other countries were more like the people in my country. (r)
- Generally, my country is a better country than most other countries. (r)
- My country should limit the import of foreign products in order to protect its national economy. (r)
- My country's television should give preference to my country's films and programs. (r)
- Item #1 used very willing (1) and very unwilling (5) as verbal anchors on the response scale. The other four scale items used agree strongly (1) and disagree
Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.
Usage notes & scoring
Internal consistency (alpha = .89) was reported in the primary study. Factor analytic procedures were used to support the scale's structural validity.
Citation
ISSP Research Group. (1998). International Social Survey Programme: National Identity I (ISSP 1995). GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2880 Data file Version 1.0.0.