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Brief report: Assessing dispositional optimism in adolescence – Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Life Orientation Test – Revised

Monzani, Dario ; Steca, Patrizia ; Greco, Andrea

Journal of adolescence (London, England.), 2014-02, Vol.37 (2), p.97-101 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

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Brief report: Assessing dispositional optimism in adolescence – Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Life Orientation Test – Revised
Autor: Monzani, Dario ; Steca, Patrizia ; Greco, Andrea
Assuntos: Adjustment ; Adolescent ; Adolescents ; Affect ; Biological and medical sciences ; Child development ; Confirmatory factor analysis ; Developmental psychology ; Dispositional optimism ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Humans ; Individual Differences ; Life Orientation Test – Revised ; Mental health ; Pediatrics ; Personality ; Personality Tests ; Psychology, Adolescent ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychology. Psychophysiology ; Self Report ; Self-Assessment ; Social psychology ; Validation studies ; Validity ; Well Being
É parte de: Journal of adolescence (London, England.), 2014-02, Vol.37 (2), p.97-101
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Descrição: Abstract Dispositional optimism is an individual difference promoting psychosocial adjustment and well-being during adolescence. Dispositional optimism was originally defined as a one-dimensional construct; however, empirical evidence suggests two correlated factors in the Life Orientation Test – Revised (LOT-R). The main aim of the study was to evaluate the dimensionality of the LOT-R. This study is the first attempt to identify the best factor structure, comparing congeneric, two correlated-factor, and two orthogonal-factor models in a sample of adolescents. Concurrent validity was also assessed. The results demonstrated the superior fit of the two orthogonal-factor model thus reconciling the one-dimensional definition of dispositional optimism with the bi-dimensionality of the LOT-R. Moreover, the results of correlational analyses proved the concurrent validity of this self-report measure: optimism is moderately related to indices of psychosocial adjustment and well-being. Thus, the LOT-R is a useful, valid, and reliable self-report measure to properly assess optimism in adolescence.
Editor: Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
Idioma: Inglês

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Brief report: Assessing dispositional optimism in adolescence – Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Life Orientation Test – Revised

Monzani, Dario ; Steca, Patrizia ; Greco, Andrea

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

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