abortion beliefs q-sort (abq)
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Abortion Beliefs Q-Sort
PsycTESTS Citation:Werner, P. D. (1993). Abortion Beliefs Q-Sort [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi:10.1037/t09842-000
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Test Format:The Abortion Beliefs Q-Sort asks respondents to sort 41 statements among 7 categories, ranging from those withwhich they disagree most to those with which they agree most.
Source: Werner, Paul D. (1993). A Q-Sort measure of beliefs about abortion. Educational and Psychological Measurement,Vol 53(2), 513-521. doi: 10.1177/0013164493053002021, © 1993 by SAGE Publications. Reproduced by Permissionof SAGE Publications.
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1. Availability of abor>on can lead to devalua>on of the rights of all people. 2. Availability of abor>on encourages a loosening of sexual morals and may lead to promiscuous behavior. 3. Availability of abor>on puts women on a more equal foo>ng with men. 4. An abor>on can help a couple’s marital rela>onship. 5. Late in pregnancy the fetus is alive. 6. Women who undergo abor>on are selfish. 7. If abor>on is prohibited, women will face the dangers of illegal abor>ons. 8. Availability of abor>on supports a basic moral principle. 9. Every fetus has a right to live.10. Early in pregnancy the fetus is something separate from the mother’s body.11. When abor>on is prohibited more unwanted children, who may suffer from psychological problems, are born.12. Availability of abor>on deprives people who want to adopt children.13. Early in pregnancy the fetus is a part of the mother’s body.14. Late in pregnancy the fetus is a part of the mother’s body.15. An abor>on can relieve the mother of the emo>onal strain of having an unwanted child.16. Women will seek abor>ons even if they are illegal.17. Abor>on procedures are violent or cruel to the fetus.18. Late in pregnancy, abor>on is murder.19. Early in pregnancy, the fetus is a person, a baby, a human.20. Abor>on can be used as a back-‐up method of birth control (for example in cases of contracep>ve failure or inadequate planning).21. Religious laws (for example, God’s will) are violated by availability of abor>on.22. When abor>on is easily available, people act more irresponsibly when it comes to birth control.23. Abor>on can protect women from health hazards of con>nuing a pregnancy.24. Availability of abor>on can lead to disrespect for human life.25. Availability of abor>on can help solve social ills such as overpopula>on and the need for welfare.26. Abor>on can be used as a rou>ne method of birth control, or even as a woman’s primary method of birth control.27. When abor>on is prohibited more deformed children, who undergo suffering, are born.28. Abor>on is harmful to the pregnant woman’s mental health.29. Availability of abor>on violates a basic moral principle.30. When a woman has an abor>on she is viola>ng a law of nature.31. Abor>on allows parents to pursue career or economic goals without interrup>on.32. Availability of abor>on is consistent with the personal rights of women.33. Late in pregnancy the fetus is a person, a baby, a human.34. Availability of abor>on infringes on the right of the father to have his child.35. A woman’s body is her own to do with as she wishes.
Abor%on Beliefs Q-‐SortABQ
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36. Abor>on is harmful to the pregnant woman’s physical health.37. Early in pregnancy the fetus is alive.38. Unwanted children are a burden to the parents.39. Late in pregnancy the fetus is something separate from the mother’s body.40. Early in pregnancy abor>on is murder.41. When abor>on is available, parents can devote more >me and love to their present children.
Note: Instruc>ons for the ABQ ask respondents to sort the 41 statements among 7 categories, ranging from those with which they disagree most to those with which they agree most. A forced distribu>on (3, 5, 8, 9, 8, 5, 3) is used for the sort.
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