Cross-cultural validation of the positivity-scale in five European countries

Heikamp, Tobias; Alessandri, Guido; Laguna, Mariola; Petrovic, Vesna; Caprara, Maria Giovanna; Trommsdorff, Gisela

Cross-cultural validation of the positivity-scale in five European countries

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Datum

2014

Autor:innen

Heikamp, Tobias

Alessandri, Guido

Laguna, Mariola

Petrovic, Vesna

Caprara, Maria Giovanna

Trommsdorff, Gisela

Projekt

FoGr "Grenzen der Absichtlichkeit" - TP 6: Entwicklungsbedingungen von Absichtlichkeit und ihrer Grenzen: Selbstregulation im Schulalter

Open Access-Veröffentlichung

Open Access Green

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Psychologie

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Personality and Individual Differences. 2014, 71, pp. 140-145. ISSN 0191-8869. eISSN 1873-3549. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.012

Zusammenfassung

The aim of the present paper was to test the cross-cultural validity of the Positivity-Scale (P-Scale), a new nquestionnaire designed for the measurement of positivity (i.e., general tendency to evaluate self, life, and future in a positive way). Participants (N = 3544) from Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland, and Serbia answered eight items of the P-Scale and responded to items from other well-validated measures. Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported the assumed one-factor structure of the P-Scale and demonstrated its gender invariance in each country and cross-cultural validity. Correlation analyses revealed significant and positive associations of the P-Scale with self-esteem, life satisfaction, optimism, and a latent factor variable of positivity, and a negative relation to depression. The findings provided support for the convergent validity of the P-Scale across countries. Possible applications of the P-Scale are suggested. Implications for further research on conditions and outcomes of positivity in different cultural contexts are discussed.

Fachgebiet (DDC)

150 Psychologie

Schlagwörter

positivity, measurement invariance, construct validity, well-being, depression

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HEIKAMP, Tobias, Guido ALESSANDRI, Mariola LAGUNA, Vesna PETROVIC, Maria Giovanna CAPRARA, Gisela TROMMSDORFF, 2014. Cross-cultural validation of the positivity-scale in five European countries. In: Personality and Individual Differences. 2014, 71, pp. 140-145. ISSN 0191-8869. eISSN 1873-3549. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.012

BibTex

@article{Heikamp2014Cross-28850,
  year={2014},
  doi={10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.012},
  title={Cross-cultural validation of the positivity-scale in five European countries},
  volume={71},
  issn={0191-8869},
  journal={Personality and Individual Differences},
  pages={140--145},
  author={Heikamp, Tobias and Alessandri, Guido and Laguna, Mariola and Petrovic, Vesna and Caprara, Maria Giovanna and Trommsdorff, Gisela}
}

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