Psychometric Properties of a New Mexican Optimism Scale

Ethnopsychological Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID16945833
AuthorsJorge Palacios (0000-0002-4351-5667, Universidad del Valle de México, corresponding author), Jessica Noemí Acevedo-Ibarra (0000-0002-4703-6567, Universidad del Valle de México, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue12
Pages2747-2764
Publication date2023-11-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ejihpe13120190
PMID38131889
OpenAlexW4389049981
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited73

Background: In this paper, a Mexican Optimism Scale was constructed to investigate and estimate psychometric properties (reliability and validity based on the measurement model). The convergent validity and validity criterion were evaluated for a sample of young Mexicans. Methods: The scale was presented to 848 Mexican young people aged between 17 and 30 years from three different regions of Mexico. The scale was reduced to 20 items on the basis of CFA and analyses of internal consistency. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggested a three-factor structure of optimism: affective resources, positive vision and hope. The data provided evidence for convergent validity with positive affect, negative affect and coping. Additionally, males scored higher on affective resources and positive vision than females. Finally, the results support the reliability of the instrument. Conclusions: The psychometric properties of the Mexican Optimism Scale proved to be highly acceptable and allow for a novel assessment of optimism from an ethnopsychological perspective. Validity, reliability and invariance were determined, as well as percentiles for the practical use of the scale. This scale may be of crucial importance for future research on optimism and health

Cartography · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Geography · Internal consistency · Optimism · Psychometrics · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Validity · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology

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