Wang C K John, Hagger Martin, Liu Woon Chia
Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Walk, Singapore.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 2009 Jun;80(2):313-25. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599566.
We examined the validity of the factor structure and invariance of the Perceived Locus of Causality (PLOC) scale instrument scores across two nations endorsing collectivist (Singapore) and individualist (Great Britain) cultural values. Results indicated that confirmatory factor analytic models of the PLOC exhibited adequate fit according to multiple criteria within each sample and across samples. There was invariance in the item-intercepts across the two cultures. In additioh, the simplex-like pattern of relations among the PLOC constructs was confirmed within cultures and in invariance analyses. Finally, latent factor means analysis revealed that the British participants tended to rate less self-determined forms of motivation lower than and more self-determined forms of motivation higher than the Singaporean participants.
我们考察了因果归因知觉量表（PLOC）得分的因子结构和不变性在两个分别秉持集体主义文化价值观（新加坡）和个人主义文化价值观（英国）的国家中的有效性。结果表明，PLOC的验证性因子分析模型在每个样本内部以及跨样本时，根据多个标准均呈现出良好的拟合度。两种文化之间的项目截距具有不变性。此外，PLOC各构念之间类似单维的关系模式在文化内部以及不变性分析中均得到了证实。最后，潜在因子均值分析显示，英国参与者倾向于对自主性较低的动机形式给予比新加坡参与者更低的评分，而对自主性较高的动机形式给予比新加坡参与者更高的评分。
