Bressoud, Nicolas Shankland, Rebecca Dubreuil, Philippe Forest, Jacques Belleville, Karel Samson, Andrea C. Gay, Philippe 2023 Background: Positive psychology focuses on enhancing attitudes and behaviors that support well-being, with a key pillar being the use of psychological strengths for optimal functioning. This is linked to positive outcomes such as increased happiness and life satisfaction. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric validity of the French adaptation of the Strengths Use Scale (SUS), a self-report tool measuring how individuals use their strengths in daily life. The original SUS, developed by Govindji and Linley (2007), has not been thoroughly assessed across languages and cultures. Method: The French SUS’s psychometric properties were examined using data from six in- dependent French-speaking Canadian samples (N = 1397). After removing cases with missing data, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on a subsample to establish the optimal factor structure. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was then performed to assess the factor structure’s goodness-of-fit. Results: Both EFA and CFA supported a unidimensional structure of the scale. The French SUS demonstrated good internal consistency (α = .94). The one-factor model yielded an RMSEA of .122, indicating some model misspecification. However, allowing residuals of some items to covary improved the model fit (RMSEA = .077). application/pdf https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/327808 https://folia.unifr.ch/documents/327808/files/bressoud-et-al-2023-french-adaptation-of-the-strengths-use-scale.pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1177/07342829231205811 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0734-2829 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC BY Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. - SAGE Publications. - 2023, vol. 42, no. 1, p. 119-125 General Psychology Clinical Psychology Education French Adaptation of the Strengths Use Scale http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501