Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Columbia School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2020 Dec;123(6):2617-2636. doi: 10.1177/0033294119868800. Epub 2019 Aug 9.
The current study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Revised Life Orientation Test (CLOT-R) in a sample of 342 community-dwelling older Chinese immigrants in Canada (mean age = 71.99, = 5.62; 58.5% female). Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the CLOT-R yields a two-factor model with one item cross-loading on two latent constructs of optimism and pessimism. Analysis further revealed poor internal consistency and convergent validity. Evidence for discriminant and convergent validity was found between optimism and perceived stress, as well as optimism and quality of life. Compared with the factor structure reported in previous Chinese-speaking samples, the modified two-factor structure found in the current group of older Chinese immigrants could be attributed to the heterogeneity of the sample and possible configural variance across culture and age. Overall, the current findings suggest that the CLOT-R may not be a reliable and valid measure to assess dispositional optimism and pessimism among older Chinese immigrants. Theoretical implications and suggestions for further scale development and research is discussed.
本研究在加拿大的 342 名社区居住的老年中国移民样本中（平均年龄 = 71.99，SD = 5.62；58.5%为女性），考察了修订后的生活取向测验（CLOT-R）中文版的结构和心理测量特性。验证性因子分析表明，CLOT-R 产生了一个两因素模型，一个项目在乐观和悲观两个潜在构念上存在交叉负荷。分析进一步显示，内部一致性和收敛效度较差。在乐观和感知压力之间，以及乐观和生活质量之间，发现了区别效度和收敛效度的证据。与之前在讲中文的样本中报告的因素结构相比，在当前的老年中国移民群体中发现的修正的两因素结构可以归因于样本的异质性和文化和年龄上可能的形态变异。总的来说，目前的研究结果表明，CLOT-R 可能不是评估老年中国移民特质性乐观和悲观的可靠和有效的工具。讨论了理论意义和进一步发展量表和研究的建议。
