Comparability and reliability of the positive and negative affect scales in the European Social Survey

This study examined the measurement invariance of the positive and negative affect scales in the European Social Survey (ESS) in 2006 and 2012. We employed Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis with an estimator for ordinal data, allowing us to test threshold invariance, which had not been previo...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Florencia M. Sortheix, Wiebke Weber
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Subjects:	cross-cultural equivalence European Social Survey positive affect negative affect reliability assessment
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1034423/full