title: Longitudinal and Sex Measurement Invariance of the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales.
abstract: The Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS) is a personality instrument based on six evolutionary-related brain systems that are at the foundation of human emotions and behaviors: SEEKING, CARING, PLAYFULNESS, FEAR, ANGER, and SADNESS. We sought to assess for the short and long versions of the ANPS: (a) the longitudinal measurement invariance and long-term (4-year) stability and (b) the sex measurement invariance. Using data from a Canadian cohort ( N = 518), we used single-group confirmatory factor analysis to assess longitudinal invariance and multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis to assess sex invariance, according to a five-step approach evaluating five invariance levels (configural, metric, scalar, residual, and complete). Results supported full longitudinal invariance for both versions for all invariance levels. Partial residual invariance was supported for sex invariance. The long-term stability of both versions was good to excellent. Implications for personality assessment and ANPS development are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 CESP, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orri
authors.affiliation: 1 CESP, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.|2 AP-HP, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rouquette
authors.affiliation: 1 CESP, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.|3 Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pingault
authors.affiliation: 1 CESP, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.|5 Research unit on children's psychosocial maladjustment (GRIP), Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herba
authors.affiliation: 5 Research unit on children's psychosocial maladjustment (GRIP), Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada.|6 Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.|7 Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia.
authors.forename: Sylvana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.affiliation: 1 CESP, Université Paris-Sud, UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.|8 Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berthoz
mesh_terms: D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: ANGER; ANPS; CARING; FEAR; PLAYFULNESS; SADNESS; SEEKING; emotions; measurement invariance; personality assessment