Altruistic Attitudes Among Older Adults: Examining Construct Validity and Measurement Invariance of a New Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Scholarly research has established the role of altruism in facilitating human cooperation and prosocial behaviors and highlighted its contribution to psychological well-being. Given the health significance of altruistic attitudes and orientations, we developed a valid and reliable measure of this construct that is suitable for use with older adults.

Research design and methods

Based on data from a long-term panel study on adaptation to frailty among older adults (n = 366; mean age = 86 years), we used confirmatory factor analysis to perform construct validation of a five-item Elderly Care Research Center Altruism Scale among older adults (e.g., "Seeing others prosper makes me happy"). Moreover, we examined the invariance of the scale's factor

SUBMITTER: Bhatta TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631078 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature