Psychometric properties of the Porto Saudade Scale
Abstract Saudade involves psychosocial reactions to several circumstances involving deprivation from loved people and/or familiar locations. This work concerns the development and preliminary validation of an instrument to assess general disposition to saudade, the Porto Saudade Scale (PSS). Three s...
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| description | Abstract Saudade involves psychosocial reactions to several circumstances involving deprivation from loved people and/or familiar locations. This work concerns the development and preliminary validation of an instrument to assess general disposition to saudade, the Porto Saudade Scale (PSS). Three studies were conducted which indicated that the PSS has favorable psychometric properties. Exploratory factor analysis of the PSS demonstrated a single latent saudade factor. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the single latent model of the PSS is adequate and possesses good internal consistency. As expected, the data also supported the convergent, discriminant, and external validity of the PSS. Saudade was more frequently reported among females than among males. These results suggest the validity of the PSS and emphasize that it is a brief measure with strong psychometric evidence for assessing saudade. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a29ad8da0387477da935a832c4be1f012023-08-02T01:34:46ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyMeasurement Instruments for the Social Sciences2523-89302021-02-013111010.1186/s42409-021-00022-xPsychometric properties of the Porto Saudade ScaleFélix Neto0Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do PortoAbstract Saudade involves psychosocial reactions to several circumstances involving deprivation from loved people and/or familiar locations. This work concerns the development and preliminary validation of an instrument to assess general disposition to saudade, the Porto Saudade Scale (PSS). Three studies were conducted which indicated that the PSS has favorable psychometric properties. Exploratory factor analysis of the PSS demonstrated a single latent saudade factor. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the single latent model of the PSS is adequate and possesses good internal consistency. As expected, the data also supported the convergent, discriminant, and external validity of the PSS. Saudade was more frequently reported among females than among males. These results suggest the validity of the PSS and emphasize that it is a brief measure with strong psychometric evidence for assessing saudade.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42409-021-00022-xAdolescentsInternational studentsMeasurementSaudade |
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| title | Psychometric properties of the Porto Saudade Scale |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the Porto Saudade Scale |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the Porto Saudade Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the Porto Saudade Scale |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the Porto Saudade Scale |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the porto saudade scale |
| topic | Adolescents International students Measurement Saudade |
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