Measurement invariance of the moral vitalism scale across 28 cultural groups

摘要: Moral vitalism refers to a tendency view good and evil as actual forces that can influence people events. The Vitalism Scale had been designed assess moral in brief survey form. Previous studies established the reliability validity of scale US-American Australian samples. In this study, cross-cultural comparability was tested across 28 different cultural groups worldwide through measurement invariance tests. A series exact tests marginally supported partial metric invariance, however, an approximate approach provided evidence scalar for 5-item measure. level allows comparisons latent means cultures. We conclude measure is invariant cultures be used estimate levels with same precision very settings.