The cross-country and cross-time measurement invariance of positive and negative affect scales: Evidence from European Social Survey |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Queen''s University, Kingston, ON;2. BC Centre for Vulvar Health, Vancouver, BC;3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC;1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, 145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA;2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave, Boston, MA 02120, USA;3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA;4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Cytel Inc., Waltham, MA;5. Beaumont Orthopedic Institute, 3535 West 13 Mile Road, Medical Office Building, Suite 742, Royal Oak, MI 48073;6. Carle Neuroscience Institute, 610 N. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 61801;7. Indiana Spine Group, 13225 N Meridian St, Carmel, IN, 46032;1. Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal;2. Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal;3. Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte y la Educación Física, Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Survey-based measures of subjective well-being are increasingly often analyzed cross-culturally. However, international comparison of these measures requires measurement invariance. Therefore, the major goal of this study is to investigate the cross-country and cross-time comparability of the 4-item positive and 7-item negative affect scales used in European Social Survey Round 3 (2006) and Round 6 (2012). This study applies both the traditional exact and the more recent Bayesian approximate approach to assess whether the affect scales are measurement invariant. The approximate approach detected several non-invariant items that are problematic for cross-national comparison and should be dropped from the scales. Consequently, measurement invariance was established in all countries over the two rounds for the reduced scales, allowing researchers to meaningfully compare their latent mean scores and the relationships with other theoretical constructs of interest. Thus, the study highlights the advantages of using multiple indicators and the necessity of measurement invariance testing in subjective well-being research. |
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| Keywords: | Subjective well-being Affective dimension Measurement invariance European social survey Bayesian analysis |
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