A Translation and Validation Study of the Life Orientation Test Revised in the Greek Speaking Population of Nurses among Three Hospitals in Athens and Ioannina
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Ημερομηνία
Συγγραφείς
Lyrakos, G. N.
Damigos, D.
Mavreas, V.
Georgia, K.
Dimoliatis, I. D. K.
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peer-reviewed
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Social Indicators Research
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Περιγραφή
The life orientation test-revised (LOT-R) (Scheier et al. in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67: 1063-1078, 1994) is a brief measure for assessing dispositional optimism. The aim of this study was to develop a Greek language version of the LOT-R and to assess the instrument's psychometric properties. The LOT-R was translated and culturally adopted in Greek language, and the final version was administered, along with a questionnaire consisting socioeconomic characteristics and a single item measuring optimism, to 276 Greek speaking, hospital nurses (222 female, 54 male), aged 22-65 years (mean 37.8, SD 8.3). Results showed that the LOT-R has good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .71 and item total correlation coefficients from .27 to .73, a unitary structure, and stability over a 3-months period (r = .66). Moreover, the Greek version of the scale exhibited good convergent validity with single-item optimism scale (r = .73). Principal components analysis revealed a two-factor structure representing the constructs of optimism and pessimism. The Greek life orientation test revised appears to be a valid tool in assessing dispositional optimism in Greek speaking people and is expected to facilitate the examination of optimism in Greek speaking populations.
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Λέξεις-κλειδιά
life orientation test-revised, optimism, pessimism, health related quality of life, translation, validation, generalized outcome expectancies, quality-of-life, dispositional optimism, explanatory style, cancer-patients, hong-kong, pessimism, health, satisfaction, chinese
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/h868w5g0p3151v25/fulltext.pdf
http://www.springerlink.com/content/h868w5g0p3151v25/fulltext.pdf
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Γενική Περιγραφή / Σχόλια
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής