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Psychometric properties of the positivity scale - Brazilian version

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ID4903968
AutoresJuliane Callegaro Borsa (0000-0001-7703-5509, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro), Bruno Figueiredo Damásio (0000-0002-1150-092X, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Daiane Silva De Souza (0000-0003-1715-4172, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Silvia H Koller (0000-0001-9109-6674, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Gian Vittorio Caprara (0000-0001-7998-7087, Sapienza University of Rome)
Ano2015
Volume28
Fascículo1
Páginas61-67
Data de publicação2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1678-7153.201528107
OpenAlexW2040389322
SCIELO_PIDS0102-79722015000100061
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas20

This study presents the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Positivity Scale (P-Scale). Participants were 730 subjects (65% women), aged from 17 to 70 years old (M = 31.0 years; SD = 11.43), from 21 Brazilian states. The sample was randomly split in two halves to cross-validate the results. With the first half of the sample (n 1 = 365), an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted. With the second half of the sample (n 2 = 365), a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) assessed the fit of the exploratory model. Convergent validity and group differences were also evaluated. The EFA and CFA presented a one-dimensional structure for the P-Scale. Moderate correlations were found between the P-Scale and mental-health, subjective happiness and life-satisfaction. The levels of positivity presented a low positive correlation with age, educational level and financial income. Slightly significant effects were found for occupational status and marital status. Positivity appears to be more closely related to personal dispositions than to sociodemographic aspects. Our results suggest that the P-Scale is a reliable measure with which to evaluate the levels of positivity in Brazil

Confirmatory factor analysis · Convergent validity · Correlation · Exploratory factor analysis · Geography · Happiness · Internal consistency · Life satisfaction · Marital status · Population · Psychometrics · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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Intervalo de citações2021 - 2026 (6)
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