The factorial structure and invariance of the BIS/BAS scales of carver and White were assessed across three samples from the USA, UK and Italy. Previous validation studies of the BIS/BAS scales relied on individual samples drawn from English-speaking populations only and failed to formally assess generalizability. The current study shows that the four-factor structure proposed by Carver and White – i.e. one BIS and three BAS facets – achieved satisfactory properties in all three samples and that measurement invariance was obtained across countries. Latent mean differences due to gender and country were also investigated. Theoretical issues concerning validity of the BIS/BAS scales are addressed.
Construct validity and generalizability of the Carver-White Behavioural Inibition System/Behavioral Activation system Scales / Leone, Luigi; Perugini, M.; Bagozzi, R. P.; Pierro, Antonio; Mannetti, Lucia. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY. - ISSN 0890-2070. - STAMPA. - 15:(2001), pp. 373-390. [10.1002/per.415]
Construct validity and generalizability of the Carver-White Behavioural Inibition System/Behavioral Activation system Scales
LEONE, Luigi;PIERRO, Antonio;MANNETTI, Lucia
2001
Abstract
The factorial structure and invariance of the BIS/BAS scales of carver and White were assessed across three samples from the USA, UK and Italy. Previous validation studies of the BIS/BAS scales relied on individual samples drawn from English-speaking populations only and failed to formally assess generalizability. The current study shows that the four-factor structure proposed by Carver and White – i.e. one BIS and three BAS facets – achieved satisfactory properties in all three samples and that measurement invariance was obtained across countries. Latent mean differences due to gender and country were also investigated. Theoretical issues concerning validity of the BIS/BAS scales are addressed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.