The Strengths Use Scale: Psychometric Properties, Longitudinal Invariance and Criterion Validity.

ABSTRACT: Strengths use is an essential personal resource to consider when designing higher-educational programs and interventions. Strengths use is associated with positive outcomes for both the student (e.g., study engagement) and the university (e.g., academic throughput/performance). The Strengths Use Scale (SUS) has become a popular psychometric instrument to measure strengths use in educational settings, yet its use has been subjected to limited psychometric scrutiny outside of the U.S. Further, its longitudinal stability has not yet been established. Given the wide use of this instrument, the goals of this study were to investigate (a) longitudinal factorial validity and the internal consistency of the scale, (b) its equivalence over time, and (c) criterion validity through its relationship w

SUBMITTER: van Zyl LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239153 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature