Open AccessAdaptation and Initial Validation of the Passion Scale in a Portuguese Sample
Author(s) -
Gabriela Gonçalves,
Alejandro Orgambídez-Ramos,
Maria Clara Ferrão,
Tiago Parreira
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
escritos de psicología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1989-3809
pISSN - 1138-2635
DOI - 10.24310/espsiescpsi.v7i2.13255
Subject(s) - passion , portuguese , scale (ratio) , sample (material) , psychology , exploratory factor analysis , brazilian portuguese , test (biology) , social psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , geography , cartography , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , paleontology , chromatography , biology
Passion is defined as a strong inclination to engage in an activity that people like, that they find important, and in which they invest time and energy. As no specific measure to assess levels of passion in the workplace in Portugal is available, the aim of this study was to adapt the Passion scale into Portuguese and validate it. The scale was translated from English into Portuguese using the forward-backward translation method and administered to a sample of 551 Portuguese workers. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted to test the replicability of the scale. The results confirmed the expected two-factor structure: harmonious passion and obsessive passion. However, the initial criterion of the replication of the factorial structure based on item factor loadings was not fulfilled. Criterion-related validity was tested by correlations with passion and job satisfaction. Regarding internal consistency, adequate alpha coefficients were obtained for both factors.