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- Lindwall, Magnus, 1975, et al.
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Method Effects: The Problem With Negatively Versus Positively Keyed Items
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Personality Assessment. - 0022-3891. ; 94:2, s. 196-204
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Using confirmatory factor analyses, we examined method effects on Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965) in a sample of older European adults. Nine hundred forty nine community-dwelling adults 60 years of age or older from 5 European countries completed the RSES as well as measures of depression and life satisfaction. The 2 models that had an acceptable fit with the data included method effects. The method effects were associated with both positively and negatively worded items. Method effects models were invariant across gender and age, but not across countries. Both depression and life satisfaction predicted method effects. Individuals with higher depression scores and lower life satisfaction scores were more likely to endorse negatively phrased items.
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- Thogersen-Ntoumani, C, et al.
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Health and well-being profiles of older European adults
- 2011
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Ingår i: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1613-9372 .- 1613-9380. ; 8:2, s. 75-85
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of the present study was to identify health and well-being typologies among a sample of older European adults. Further, we examined various demographic, social, and health behaviour characteristics that were used to discriminate between such groups. The participants were 1,381 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and above (M age = 73.65; SD = 7.77) from six European Union (EU) countries who completed self-reported questionnaires. Hierarchical cluster analysis was initially conducted followed by a k means analysis to confirm cluster membership. Four clusters were identified and validated: ‘good health and moderate functioning’ (38.40%), ‘moderate health and functioning’ (30.84%), ‘obese and depressed’ (20.24%) and ‘low health and functioning’ (10.51%). The groups could be discriminated based on age, gender, nationality, years of education, social isolation and health behaviours (alcohol consumption and walking behaviour). The results of the study demonstrate heterogeneity with regard to the relationships between the variables examined. The information can be used in targeting older Europeans for health promotion interventions.
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