نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The objective of the present study was to develop the type D personality interpretation bias questionnaire and evaluate its psychometric properties among college students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were implemented in this investigation in accordance with the positivistic paradigm. The target population consisted of 277 students from the Persian Gulf University in Bushehr, selected using the probability cluster sampling method from December 2022 to February 2023 (157 female and 118 male). For measuring the variables, three questionnaires of type D personality (DS-14), well-being of Flourishing Scale (FS), and type D Personality Interpretation Biases (DIB) were used. The exploratory factor analysis was conducted using SPSS-26, while the confirmatory factor analysis was conducted using AMOS-24. In accordance with the exploratory analysis, 11 components were identified with an eigenvalue greater than 1. Each of the components contained a number of items with a factor burden greater than 0.5. The interpretation bias questionnaire’s convergent and discriminant validity, as well as Guttman reliability, were also verified. However, in the confirmatory factor analysis, five components were eliminated, and six components were retained with satisfactory fit indices. Consequently, this questionnaire is a valid and dependable instrument that can be employed by specialists to assess the interpretation biases of individuals with a type D personality.
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