Rettew David C, Freckleton Dustin, Schork Nicholas, Graf Arnulf, Morrell Zoe, Lincoln Lucy, Smalley Susan, Hudziak James J
Happy Health, Inc, Austin, TX, USA.
Chronic Stress (Thousand Oaks). 2022 Jan 31;6:24705470211069904. doi: 10.1177/24705470211069904. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
Personality traits are important factors with regard to the tendency to experience and response to stress. This study introduces and tests a new stress-related personality scale called the Virtual Inventory of Behavior and Emotions (VIBE).
Two samples totaling 5512 individuals (with 66% between the ages of 18 and 34) completed the VIBE along with other measures of personality, stress, mood, and well-being.
Exploratory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure for the instrument with dimensions labeled: 1) stressed; 2) energetic; 3) social; and 4) disciplined. Confirmatory factor analytic procedures on the final 23-item version showed good psychometric properties and data fit while machine learning analyses demonstrated the VIBE's ability to distinguish between groups with similar patterns of response. Strong convergent validity was suggested through robust correlations between the dimensions of the VIBE and other established rating scales.
Overall, the data suggest that the VIBE is a promising tool to help advance understanding of the relations between stress, personality, and related constructs.
人格特质是影响压力体验和应对倾向的重要因素。本研究引入并测试了一种新的与压力相关的人格量表，即行为与情绪虚拟量表（VIBE）。
两个样本共计5512人（其中66%年龄在18至34岁之间）完成了VIBE量表以及其他关于人格、压力、情绪和幸福感的测量。
探索性因素分析揭示了该量表的四因素结构，维度分别为：1）压力大的；2）精力充沛的；3）社交的；4）自律的。对最终23个项目版本的验证性因素分析程序显示出良好的心理测量特性和数据拟合度，而机器学习分析表明VIBE能够区分具有相似反应模式的群体。通过VIBE各维度与其他既定评分量表之间的强相关性，表明了较强的收敛效度。
总体而言，数据表明VIBE是一个很有前景的工具，有助于推进对压力、人格及相关结构之间关系的理解。
