OBJECTIVE Simpatía, a term that captures the tendency to prefer and create social interactions characterized by warmth and emotional positivity while also avoiding conflict and/or overt negativity, is a cultural factor relevant to Latinos. The goal of this article was to develop a scale that measures this cultural value. METHOD A self-report scale measure of simpatía was developed and administered to a combined sample of Latinos (N = 296) drawn from 3 larger studies. The scale's factor structure was explored, and its internal consistency and validity were tested. RESULTS Exploratory factor analysis supported an 18-item scale and indicated 2 factors: simpatía-related positivity/warmth and simpatía-related negativity/conflict avoidance. Cronbach's alphas for the overall scale and subscales showed internal consistency. Validity analyses revealed that across subscales, simpatía was positively associated with positive emotion expressivity and dispositional positive emotion. The simpatía-related positivity/warmth subscale was also positively associated with an orientation toward Latino culture. CONCLUSIONS The Simpatía Scale, which captures dual aspects of simpatía that emphasize the positive and avoid the negative, provides a new tool for advancing the study of Latino culture. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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拉丁文化价值的衡量：Simpatía量表。

目标Simpatía是一个捕捉与拉丁裔相关的文化因素，它是一种倾向于偏爱并创造以温暖和情感积极为特征的社交互动的趋势，同时又避免了冲突和/或明显的消极情绪的术语。本文的目的是开发一种衡量这种文化价值的量表。方法制定了一份自我报告的simpatía量表，并将其应用于从3个较大的研究中提取的拉丁裔（N = 296）的组合样本中。探索了量表的因素结构，并测试了其内部一致性和有效性。结果探索性因素分析支持18个项目的量表，并指出2个因素：辛巴蒂亚相关的积极性/温暖和辛巴蒂亚相关的否定性/避免冲突。克朗巴赫（Cronbach）的总体规模和子规模的alpha值显示出内部一致性。有效性分析显示，在所有量表中，辛帕提亚与积极情绪表达和性格积极情绪呈正相关。辛帕提亚相关的积极性/温暖子量表也与对拉丁文化的取向呈正相关。结论Simpatía量表捕捉了simpatía强调积极和避免消极的两个方面，为推进拉丁文化的研究提供了新的工具。（PsycINFO数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。它抓住了强调积极而避免消极的simpatía的两个方面，为推进拉丁裔文化研究提供了新的工具。（PsycINFO数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。它抓住了强调积极而避免消极的simpatía的两个方面，为推进拉丁裔文化研究提供了新的工具。（PsycINFO数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。