Factorial Structure of the Frugality Scale: Exploratory Evidence

Sobre os autores: Pedro P. Pires, PhD in Psychology at the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, with Doctoral Stay at the University of Maryland - School of Public Health. Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, researches topics in the elaboration and adaption of instruments applied to the context of organizational and consumer psychology. ORCID: 0000-0001-8831-9056 E-mail: ppires85@gmail.com

Ana Carolina Monnerat Fioravanti Bastos, Psychologist from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2002). Holds masters (2006) and PhD (2011) degrees in Psychology from the Clinical and Neurosciences Department of Psychology at PUC-Rio. Professor at the Institute of Psychology UFF. Collaborator Professor at the Graduate Program in Social Psychology at UERJ. Interests include psychometrics and psychological assessment, with emphasis on the validation of assessment instruments in Psychology. ORCID: 0000-0003-2340-4043 E-mail: ana@fioravantiana.org

Érica de Lana Meirelles, Psychologist (UERJ), holds a PhD degree in Neuropsychology (SCMRJ), masters in Clinical and Neurosciences Psychology (PUC-Rio), and PhD in Sciences (ICBBF/UFRJ and EPFL, Switzerland). Visiting professor of the Lato Sensu Graduate Courses in CTT at the WP Institute and the InTCC, in Neuropsychology at Censupeg and UNESA, and in Neurosciences at IPUB/UFRJ. Professor of the Department of Psychology at Universidade Federal Fluminense Volta Redonda (PUVR). ORCID: 0000-0003-1431-6228 E-mail: delanna.uff@gmail.com

Júlia Mulinari Peixoto, Master’s student at the Graduate Program in Psychology at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ. Holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF (2017). Currently conducts research in Organizational and Work Psychology. From a clinical perspective, works in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Interests include Social Work and Organizational Psychology and Gender Issues. ORCID: 0000-0002-6189-5501 E-mail: juliamulinari@id.uff.br

Natacha de Barros Candido, Master’s student at the Graduate Program in Social Psychology at Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ. Holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF (2017). Currently conducts research in Organizational and Work Psychology, with emphasis on issues related to suicide in the Work context. ORCID: 0000-0002-6189-5501 E-mail: natachabarros@id.uff.br

Leonardo de Barros Mose, Master’s student at the Graduate Program in Psychology at Universidade São Francisco - USF. Conducts research in Organizational and Work Psychology, with emphasis on Quality of Life at Work. Interests include research lines on Quality of Life at Work and, also in Construction, Validation and Standardization of Measurement Instruments. Has experience in Psychological Assessment and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. ORCID: 0000-0002-5328-7442 E-mail: leonardo.mose@hotmail.com

	English Version by Lastovicka et al. (1999)	Brazilian Portuguese Version
Q1	If you take good care of your possessions, you will definitely save money in the long run	Se você tomar cuidado com as suas posses, você irá definitivamente economizar a longo prazo
Q2	There are many things that are normally thrown away that are still quite useful	Existem muitas coisas que normalmente são jogadas fora, mas que ainda são úteis
Q3	Making better use of my resources makes me feel good	Fazer melhor uso dos meus recursos me faz bem
Q4	If you can re-use na item you already have, there’s no sense in buying something new	Se você pode reutilizar um item, não faz sentido comprar algo novo
Q5	I believe in being careful in how I spend my money	Eu acredito em ser cuidadoso(a) em como gasto o meu dinheiro
Q6	I discipline myself to get the most from my money	Eu me disciplino para extrair o máximo do meu dinheiro
Q7	I am willing to wait on a purchase I want so that I can save money	Eu estou disposto a esperar para comprar algo que eu quero para juntar dinheiro
Q8	There are things I resist buying today so I can save for tomorrow	Há coisas que eu resisto comprar hoje, para que eu possa economizar para o futuro

Model	Robust X²	p-statistics	df	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR
Orthogonal	179.1	<.001	20	.71	.60	.113	.113
Oblique	61.15	<.001	19	.92	.89	.060	.045
Second order	failed
Bifactor	43.17	<.001	12	.94	.87	.065	.032
Re-specified bifactor	12.09	.439	12	1.00	1.00	.003	.016
Baseline	579.87	<.001	28

Factor	Item	Loadings	S.E.	Z	p-value
Resources	FRG1	0.38	0.10	3.83	0.000
	FRG2	0.41	0.10	4.13	0.000
	FRG3	0.39	0.12	3.34	0.001
Finances	FRG6	0.68	0.06	12.12	0.000
	FRG5	0.57	0.06	9.16	0.000
	FRG7	0.63	0.06	10.78	0.000
	FRG8	0.51	0.08	6.68	0.000
Frugality	FRG1	0.33	0.09	3.67	0.000
	FRG2	0.19	0.10	2.01	0.045
	FRG3	0.57	0.09	6.44	0.000
	FRG4	0.55	0.09	6.26	0.000
	FRG6	0.37	0.07	5.00	0.000
	FRG5	0.42	0.08	5.55	0.000
	FRG7	0.41	0.08	5.25	0.000
	FRG8	0.43	0.09	4.97	0.000

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