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ArticlePsyCh journal2025

Psychometric evaluation of the Geneva Sentimentality Scale in Chinese college students.

Ting Wu, Nan Nan Wu, Chong Zeng Bi, Yan Wei Yin, Xiao Rong Chen, Tong Yue

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Ting WuResearch Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8145-7448
Nan Nan WuResearch Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Chong Zeng BiResearch Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1871-2914
Yan Wei YinResearch Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Xiao Rong ChenPreschool Education Department, Chongqing Preschool Education College, Chongqing, China.
Tong YueResearch Center of Psychology and Social Development, Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

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National Social Science Foundation of China 19CSH051Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing 4322400175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Geneva Sentimentality Scale (GSS) measures the experience of being moved and its effects on behavior. Despite the prevalence of this emotional response, it has not been extensively studied in China. This study aims to adapt and revise the GSS for Chinese college students to assess its cross-cultural consistency. A sample of 1328 students aged 18-24 years participated in the study, with 127 randomly selected for retesting after an 8-week interval. Exploratory factor analysis reveals that the Chinese version of the GSS includes three factors (emotional labels, tears of joy, and warm feelings in the chest), with a total of nine items. The internal consistency coefficients for the three factors and the overall scale are high, and the total score remains stable over time. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) shows that the three-factor model has a good fit. Multigroup CFA indicates measurement invariance across genders. The results also demonstrate good discriminant and convergent validity for the scale. Overall, the GSS is a reliable and flexible tool for assessing the emotion of being moved among Chinese college students.

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EmotionsPsychometricsStudentsAdolescentChinaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung Adultbeing movedChinese college studentsemotionpsychometric properties

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PMCPMC11961239

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