A Translation and Validation Study of the Life Orientation Test Revised in the Greek Speaking Population of Nurses among Three Hospitals in Athens and Ioannina

Lyrakos, G; Damigos, D; Mavreas, V; Georgia, K; Dimoliatis, I

dc.contributor.author	Lyrakos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Damigos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavreas, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Georgia, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimoliatis, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:59:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:59:03Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28834
dc.subject	Correlation Coefficient	en
dc.subject	Factor Structure	en
dc.subject	Optimal Scaling	en
dc.subject	Principal Component Analysis	en
dc.subject	Psychometric Properties	en
dc.subject	Social Psychology	en
dc.subject	Validation Studies	en
dc.title	A Translation and Validation Study of the Life Orientation Test Revised in the Greek Speaking Population of Nurses among Three Hospitals in Athens and Ioannina	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11205-009-9453-6	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-009-9453-6	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The life orientation test-revised (LOT-R) (Scheier et al. in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 67:1063–1078, 1994) is a brief measure for assessing dispositional optimism. The aim of this study was to develop a Greek language version of the LOT-R and to assess the instrument’s psychometric properties. The LOT-R was translated and culturally adopted in Greek language, and the final	en
heal.journalName	Social Indicators Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11205-009-9453-6	en