Factorial validity and measurement invariance of the Psychosocial Uncertainty Scale.

ABSTRACT: This study presents the development of the Psychosocial Uncertainty Scale (PS-US), which articulates the perception of uncertainty in the social context and its psychological experience. It was validated with a sample of 1596 students and active professionals (employed and unemployed). By randomly dividing this sample in three sub-samples, the following analyses were performed: exploratory factor analysis (sample one: N = 827); preliminary confirmatory factor analysis identifying the final version of the scale (sample two: N = 382); confirmatory factor analysis (sample three: N = 387). Multi-group analysis was used to assess measurement invariance, gender, sociocultural level, and group of origin invariance, by using samples two and three. Group differences were explored with the complete

SUBMITTER: Lucas Casanova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8324646 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature