Development of Factor Structure for Passion Scale

The Covid-19 pandemic is changing global human attitudes and behaviour. This condition can certainly have an impact on psychological measurement tools that have been widely used. One measuring tool that might be affected and needs attention is the passion scale. Passion scale is developed from the dualistic concept of the passion model that are formed from harmony of passion and obsessive passion. The condition of the Covid-19 pandemic might cause a change in the passion construct so that it needed to add a new factor on the passion scale called laidback passion. Laidback passion is defined as a form of ignorance towards conditions. Someone with a relaxed passion will have a less caring attitude and not even be moved to undertake change activities. The aim of this research is to prove that laidback passion as a valid factor that construct passion together with harmony and obsessive passion. Participants involved in this study were 233 people, consisting of 82% women and 18% men. Analysis utilize Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Result show that laidback passion is a valid new factor on the passion scale.