APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Testing Measurement Invariance of State Negative Affect across Three Lab-Based Stress Levels
- Grace Vu
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Melanie Lancelot
- Leah Johnson
- Elli Cole
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Rachel Suresky
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Abstract
We examined the PANAS negative affect scale structure across three lab-based stress-induction severities. Using multigroup analysis in SEM, measurement invariance was assessed across non-stressful control, intermediate, and explicit negative evaluative stress induction conditions in 422 emerging adults. Results supported invariance; latent negative affect level varied as expected by condition.
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