Objective and BackgroundThe goals of this project were to improve our understanding of chronic regulatory focus constructs and to provide researchers with a measure that adequately assesses the constructs, can distinguish individual differences effectively across the range of the constructs, and is appropriate for use in diverse populations.MethodEmploying best practices in construct validation, we developed the International Personality Item Pool Regulatory Focus Scale (IPIP‐RFS). Utilizing 14 samples (N = 4867), we established substantive (via expert ratings and regulatory focus literature), structural (via factor analysis, item response theory, and measurement invariance), and external (via convergent, discriminant, and predictive associations) validity.ResultsThe IPIP‐RFS adequately assesses the constructs of chronic promotion focus and prevention focus, can accurately assess individuals along the continua of the constructs, and is suitable for use among populations that vary in gender, race, and age. Individual differences in promotion focus reflect self‐regulation and goal pursuit related to cognitive and behavioral exploration and flexibility (i.e., plasticity), whereas individual differences in prevention focus reflect self‐regulation and goal pursuit related to motivational and interpersonal steadiness (i.e., stability).ConclusionsPromotion and prevention focus are important elements of personality with broad implications for functioning and outcomes in health and other important domains.

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监管重点的新措施：通过推广最佳验证实践来防止测量错误


目的和背景该项目的目标是提高我们对长期监管焦点构建的理解，并为研究人员提供一种充分评估构建的方法，可以有效地区分构建范围内的个体差异，并且适合在不同人群中使用方法采用构建验证的最佳实践，我们开发了国际个性项目库监管焦点量表（IPIP-RFS）。使用 14 个样本（氮= 4867），我们建立实质性（通过专家评级和监管重点文献），结构性的（通过因子分析、项目响应理论和测量不变性），以及外部的（通过收敛、判别和预测关联）有效性。结果IPIP-RFS 充分评估了长期促进焦点和预防焦点的结构，可以沿着结构的连续体准确地评估个体，并且适合在不同性别的人群中使用、种族和年龄。促进焦点的个体差异反映了与认知和行为探索和灵活性（即可塑性）相关的自我调节和目标追求，而预防焦点的个体差异反映了与动机和人际稳定性（即稳定性）相关的自我调节和目标追求结论促进和预防焦点是人格的重要元素，对健康和其他重要领域的功能和结果具有广泛的影响。