Measuring Attitudes and Tendencies of Degradation (MISS Article Collection)

Article Collection Editors: Ayline Heller (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany), Marius Dilling (Universität Leipzig, Germany), Peter Schmidt (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Germany)

The current rise of far-right movements and parties is accompanied by an increase in antidemocratic and extremist positions. However, adequately capturing developments in derogatory attitudes is a multi-facetted issue. This article collection offers a platform and spark a discussion about this pressing topic.

An Introduction to the Article Collection “Measuring Attitudes and Tendencies of Degradation”
Ayline Heller, Marius Dilling, Peter Schmidt
19. Dezember 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.20141

Group-Focused Enmity (GFE) Among Majority and Ethnic Minority Members in Belgium: Testing Measurement Invariance Using 2nd-Order CFA
Bart Meuleman, Cecil Meeusen, Koen Abts, Guido Priem
29. September 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16983

The Affirmative Character Scale: A Tool to Explore New Forms of Authoritarianism
David W. G. F. Jäger, Florian Knasmüller, Markus Brunner, Ayline Heller
19. Dezember 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16923

Validation of a Model of Right-Wing Extremist Attitudes Based on a Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey in Germany
Beate Küpper, Jost Reinecke, Nico Mokros, Andreas Zick
21. November 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16909

A New Measure of Authoritarianism: Development and Validation of the Short Modern Comprehensive F Scale in Germany and the U.S.
Alina Sorrentino, Katrin Prott, Lisa Hoffmann, Paula Heidemeyer, Ina Grau, Rainer Banse
9. Dezember 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16537

Measuring Democratic Values in Primary School Children: Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a New Survey Instrument
Florian Clemens Monstadt
21. November 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16247

Assessing Attitudes Towards Hate Crime: Adaptation and Validation of the Hate Crime Beliefs Scale
Rowenia Bender, Deliah Wagner, Frank Asbrock
28. August 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16239

Managing a Privileged Group Identity – Adaption and Validation of a German 4D-Scale
Ann-Christin Schröder, Frank Asbrock
16. Juli 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16079

Assessing Trust in Science: Development and Validation of a Short Scale for Adolescents and Adults
Diana Steger, Astrid Schütz
16. Juli 2025
https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16225