Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Temperance Scale in Adolescents
| Autor: | Daniela Fimbres-Celaya, Maria Fernanda Durón-Ramos, Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo, Fernanda Inéz García-Vázquez, Alma Georgina Navarro-Villarreal, Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Forgiveness
validity Adolescent Psychometrics Scale (ratio) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Concurrent validity positive psychology Sample (statistics) Article Developmental psychology character strengths Humans Measurement invariance Child Equivalence (measure theory) media_common Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Reproducibility of Results temperance virtues adolescence Medicine Positive psychology Psychology Values in Action Inventory of Strengths |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12727, p 12727 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 23; Pages: 12727 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Recent research has shown the relevance of measuring the virtue of temperance. The present study tested a multidimensional and second-order structure scale to assess temperance using a sub-scale of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth). Scale properties were tested using data from a sample of 860 adolescents aged from 12 to 18 years old (M = 14.28 years, SD = 1.65). The sample was randomly split into two subsamples for model cross-validation. Using the first sample, we assessed scale dimensionality, measurement invariance, and discriminant and concurrent validity. A second sample was used for model cross-validation. Confirmatory factorial analysis confirmed the fit of one second-order factor temperance virtue model, with the dimensions of forgiveness, modesty, prudence, and self-control. The results indicate scale measurement equivalence across gender and stage of adolescence (early vs. middle). Latent means difference tests showed significant differences in forgiveness, modesty, and self-regulation by gender, and modesty according to adolescence stage. Moreover, the scale showed discriminant and concurrent validity. These findings indicate that this scale is helpful for assessing temperance in adolescents and suggest the value of temperance as a multidimensional and second-order construct. |
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