Journal of gerontology
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Journal of gerontology · Mar 1983
The structure of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale scale: a reinterpretation.
This research examines the structure of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) Morale Scale. A multiple indicator structural equation model including three first-order factors and one second-order factor is proposed to account for the dimensionality of the PGC Morale Scale. ⋯ Given these results, the claim that the PGC Morale Scale is multidimensional is only appropriate for the first-order factors. On the level of the second-order, a unidimensional interpretation is more accurate.