The Positivity Scale

Autor/inn/en	Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Alessandri, Guido; Eisenberg, Nancy; Kupfer, A.; Steca, Patrizia; Caprara, Maria Giovanna; Yamaguchi, Susumu; Fukuzawa, Ai; Abela, John
Titel	The Positivity Scale
Quelle	In: Psychological Assessment, 24 (2012) 3, S.701-712 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-3590
DOI	10.1037/a0026681
Schlagwörter	Validity; Measures (Individuals); Psychological Testing; Test Theory; College Students; Adults; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Self Esteem; Life Satisfaction; Psychological Patterns; Depression (Psychology); Personality Traits; Test Reliability; Construct Validity; Robustness (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Italy; Japan; Spain; United States; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gültigkeit; Messdaten; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Testtheorie; Collegestudent; Faktorenanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Lebensvollendung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Testreliabilität; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Ausland; Italien; Spanien; USA
Abstract	Five studies document the validity of a new 8-item scale designed to measure "positivity," defined as the tendency to view life and experiences with a positive outlook. In the first study (N = 372), the psychometric properties of Positivity Scale (P Scale) were examined in accordance with classical test theory using a large number of college participants. In Study 2, the unidimensionality of the P Scale was corroborated with confirmatory factor analysis in 2 independent samples (N[subscript 1] = 322; N[subscript 2] = 457). In Study 3, P Scale invariance across sexes and its relations with self-esteem, life satisfaction, optimism, positive negative affect, depression, and the Big Five provided further evidence of the internal and construct validity of the new measure in a large community sample (N = 3,589). In Study 4, test-retest reliability of the P Scale was found in a sample of college students (N = 262) who were readministered the scale after 5 weeks. In Study 5, measurement invariance and construct validity of P Scale were further supported across samples in different countries and cultures, including Italy (N = 689), the United States (N = 1,187), Japan (N = 281), and Spain (N = 302). Psychometric findings across diverse cultural context attest to the robustness of the P Scale and to positivity as a basic disposition. (Contains 6 tables and 5 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10