Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany

The purpose of this study was to validate the English and German versions of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) in a US-sample (n = 385) and a sample from Germany (n = 202). The 12-item CPC-12R exhibited the anticipated factorial structure with an excellent model fit in both samples and ass...

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Main Authors: Timo Lorenz, Leonie Hagitte, Priscilla Rose Prasath
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1075031/full
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description The purpose of this study was to validate the English and German versions of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) in a US-sample (n = 385) and a sample from Germany (n = 202). The 12-item CPC-12R exhibited the anticipated factorial structure with an excellent model fit in both samples and associations to other constructs concurred with previous findings. A specific aim was to examine the measurement invariance of the CPC-12R across the two countries. Scalar measurement invariance was established. Overall, these findings suggest that the CPC-12R is an economic, valid, reliable, and applicable tool in the US and Germany to assess psychological capital (PsyCap). The scalar measurement invariance highlights the importance of taking cultural background and possible pitfalls for cross-cultural research into account for future PsyCap research.
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spelling doaj.art-755f3dbc54754fec92995104237e21e02022-12-22T14:09:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-12-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10750311075031Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and GermanyTimo Lorenz0Leonie Hagitte1Priscilla Rose Prasath2Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Counseling, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United StatesThe purpose of this study was to validate the English and German versions of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) in a US-sample (n = 385) and a sample from Germany (n = 202). The 12-item CPC-12R exhibited the anticipated factorial structure with an excellent model fit in both samples and associations to other constructs concurred with previous findings. A specific aim was to examine the measurement invariance of the CPC-12R across the two countries. Scalar measurement invariance was established. Overall, these findings suggest that the CPC-12R is an economic, valid, reliable, and applicable tool in the US and Germany to assess psychological capital (PsyCap). The scalar measurement invariance highlights the importance of taking cultural background and possible pitfalls for cross-cultural research into account for future PsyCap research.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1075031/fullvalidationmeasurementmultigroup confirmatory factor analysespositive psychologycross-cultural validitypsychological capital
spellingShingle Timo Lorenz
Leonie Hagitte
Priscilla Rose Prasath
Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany
Frontiers in Psychology
validation
measurement
multigroup confirmatory factor analyses
positive psychology
cross-cultural validity
psychological capital
title Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany
title_full Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany
title_fullStr Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany
title_full_unstemmed Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany
title_short Validation of the revised Compound PsyCap Scale (CPC-12R) and its measurement invariance across the US and Germany
title_sort validation of the revised compound psycap scale cpc 12r and its measurement invariance across the us and germany
topic validation
measurement
multigroup confirmatory factor analyses
positive psychology
cross-cultural validity
psychological capital
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1075031/full
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