Positive orientation is a new construct posed at the core of positive evaluations about oneself, life, and the future. Previous findings attested to its associations with health, well-being, and achievement. In the present study, the authors traced standard measures of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and dispositional optimism to a common factor attesting to a similar factorial structure in Japan, Germany, and Italy. Partial invariance at both metric and scalar levels further corroborates generality of positive orientation across these 3 countries.

Positive Orientation Across Three Cultures / Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Alessandri, Guido; G., Thormsdoff; T., Heikamp; S., Yamaguchi; F., Suzuki. - In: JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-0221. - 43:1(2012), pp. 77-83. [10.1177/0022022111422257]

Positive Orientation Across Three Cultures

CAPRARA, Gian Vittorio;ALESSANDRI, GUIDO;
2012

Abstract

Positive orientation is a new construct posed at the core of positive evaluations about oneself, life, and the future. Previous findings attested to its associations with health, well-being, and achievement. In the present study, the authors traced standard measures of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and dispositional optimism to a common factor attesting to a similar factorial structure in Japan, Germany, and Italy. Partial invariance at both metric and scalar levels further corroborates generality of positive orientation across these 3 countries.
2012
self-esteem; positive orientation; life satisfaction; optimal functioning; optimism
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Positive Orientation Across Three Cultures / Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Alessandri, Guido; G., Thormsdoff; T., Heikamp; S., Yamaguchi; F., Suzuki. - In: JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-0221. - 43:1(2012), pp. 77-83. [10.1177/0022022111422257]
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