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Well-being as a moving target
— measurement equivalence of the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale | | Author(s) | Scott B Maitland, Roger A Dixon, David F Hultsch |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 2, March 2001 |
| Pages | pp P69-P77 |
| Keywords | Well being ; The Family ; Measurement ; Evaluation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Although the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale (ABS) is a frequently used, two-factor indicator of well-being in later life, its measurement and invariance properties are not well documented. These issues were examined using data from the Victoria Longitudinal Study (British Columbia, Canada). Stability of positive and negative affect factors was moderate across a 3-year period. Overall, factor loadings for positive affect items were invariant over time, with the exception of the "pleased" item. Negative affect items were time invariant. However, age group comparisons between young-old and old-old groups revealed age differences in loadings for the "upset" item at Time 1. Gender groups differed in loadings for the "top of the world" and "going your way" items. Thus, a pattern of partial measurement equivalence characterised item response to the ABS. Results suggest that group comparisons and longitudinal change in ABS scale scores of positive and negative affect should be interpreted with caution. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010418203 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: SJ: 3R: 4C: 7S |
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