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Validation of the Chinese Version of the Life Orientation Test with a Robust Weighted Least Squares Approach
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Li, Cheng-Hsien – Psychological Assessment, 2012
Of the several measures of optimism presently available in the literature, the Life Orientation Test (LOT; Scheier & Carver, 1985) has been the most widely used in empirical research. This article explores, confirms, and cross-validates the factor structure of the Chinese version of the LOT with ordinal data by using robust weighted least…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychological Testing, Chinese, Test Validity