The rap music attitude and perception (RAP) scale: Scale development and preliminary analysis of psychometric properties

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 59-82

  Tyson, Edgar H ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes and perceptions; Cultural assessment of youth; Hip hop; Rap music

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444449563     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v11n03_04     Document Type: Review

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