Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Temperance Scale in Adolescents

Fernanda Inéz García-Vázquez, Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo, Alma Georgina Navarro-Villarreal, Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez, Maria Fernanda Durón-Ramos and Daniela Fimbres-Celaya
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Fernanda Inéz García-Vázquez: Department of Education, Technological Institute of Sonora, Obregon 85000, Mexico
Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo: Department of Education, Technological Institute of Sonora, Obregon 85000, Mexico
Alma Georgina Navarro-Villarreal: Department of Education, Technological Institute of Sonora, Obregon 85000, Mexico
Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez: Department of Education, Technological Institute of Sonora, Obregon 85000, Mexico
Maria Fernanda Durón-Ramos: Department of Education, Technological Institute of Sonora, Obregon 85000, Mexico
Daniela Fimbres-Celaya: Department of Social Sciences, University of Sonora, Hermosillo 83000, Mexico

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-15

Abstract: Recent research has shown the relevance of measuring the virtue of temperance. The present study tested a multidimensional and second-order structure scale to assess temperance using a sub-scale of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth). Scale properties were tested using data from a sample of 860 adolescents aged from 12 to 18 years old ( M = 14.28 years, SD = 1.65). The sample was randomly split into two subsamples for model cross-validation. Using the first sample, we assessed scale dimensionality, measurement invariance, and discriminant and concurrent validity. A second sample was used for model cross-validation. Confirmatory factorial analysis confirmed the fit of one second-order factor temperance virtue model, with the dimensions of forgiveness, modesty, prudence, and self-control. The results indicate scale measurement equivalence across gender and stage of adolescence (early vs. middle). Latent means difference tests showed significant differences in forgiveness, modesty, and self-regulation by gender, and modesty according to adolescence stage. Moreover, the scale showed discriminant and concurrent validity. These findings indicate that this scale is helpful for assessing temperance in adolescents and suggest the value of temperance as a multidimensional and second-order construct.

Keywords: temperance; virtues; character strengths; positive psychology; validity; adolescence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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