Confirming the Three-Factor Structure of the Disgust Scale-Revised in Eight Countries

The current study evaluates the factor structure of the Disgust Scale–Revised (DS-R) in eightcountries: Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UnitedStates (N = 2,606). Confirmatory factor analysis is used to compare two different models of the DS-R and to investigate the invariance of the factor structure of the DS-R across countries and gender. A three-factor solution consisting of three different but interrelated disgust factors (a 12-item core disgust factor, an 8-item animal-reminder disgust factor, and a 5-item contamination disgust factor) best accounted for the data in all countries except the Netherlands. Relative to the United States, the three-factor solution is invariant in Australia, Brazil, and Japan but not in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The three-factor solution is also invariant across gender in most countries. The implications of these cross-cultural findings for promoting a morevalid and reliable assessment of disgust dimensions, as assessed by the DS-R, are discussed.

Moretz, Melanie W. (author)
McKay, Dean (author)
Björklund, FredrikLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Psychology,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences(Swepub:lu)psyk-fbj (author)
de Jong, Peter J. (author)
Haidt, Jonathan (author)
Hursti, Timo,1957-Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för psykologi(Swepub:uu)timohurs (author)
Imada, Sumio (author)
Koller, Silvia (author)
Mancini, Francesco (author)
Page, Andrew C. (author)
Schienle, Anne (author)
Institutionen för psykologiSamhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar (creator_code:org_t)

In:Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology: SAGE Publications40:2, s. 234-2550022-02211552-5422

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