Positive Emotions Scale: Construct Development and Validation

Q4 Psychology

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2020-09-09 DOI:10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.3.23

Amna Shamim, Amina Muazzam

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Abstract

The purpose of the paper was to develop an indigenous and comprehensive scale to measure positive emotions and to establish its psychometric properties. In the first phase, the item pool of 40 items was generated by an in-depth review of literature, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews. Content Validity Index (CVI) was established on 6 expert?s ratings. The total scale CVI calculated was .84. Pilot study was conducted (n = 50) on the preliminary scale to measure its face validity. In the second phase, internal consistency and dimensionality of scale was empirically measured through Exploratory Factor Analysis (N = 273). Ten factors (i.e. Joy, Hope, Gratitude, Compassion, Gratitude towards God, Satisfaction, Awe, Inspiration, Love, and Humor) emerged. In the third phase, to confirm the factor structure of the Scale the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (N = 174) was run. Psychometric properties were established (? = .96). In the final phase, the convergent and discriminant validity was established by using Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988). Finally, the Positive Emotions Scale, measuring ten main constructs of positive emotions was constructed.

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积极情绪量表:结构发展与验证

本研究的目的是开发一套本土的、综合性的积极情绪量表，并建立积极情绪量表的心理测量特性。在第一阶段，通过深入回顾文献、焦点小组和半结构化访谈，产生了40个项目池。建立内容效度指数(CVI)。年代的评级。计算的总量表CVI为0.84。对初步量表(n = 50)进行初步研究，以测量其面部效度。第二阶段通过探索性因子分析对量表的内部一致性和维度进行实证测量(N = 273)。十个因素(即快乐、希望、感激、同情、对上帝的感激、满足、敬畏、灵感、爱和幽默)出现了。第三阶段，对量表的因子结构进行验证性因子分析(N = 174)。建立了心理测量特性(?= .96点)。在最后阶段，采用积极和消极情绪量表建立了收敛效度和判别效度(Watson, Clark， & Tellegen, 1988)。最后编制了积极情绪量表，测量积极情绪的十个主要构念。

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期刊介绍： Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research (PJPR) is published biannually by the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Its first issue was published in Summer, 1986. Since then two issues, one in summer and the other in winter, have been appearing every year. The Journal provides an outlet for fully documented researches addressing educational, social, developmental, and other areas of Psychology. Preference is given to empirical articles, which deal with the application of psychological knowledge in understanding the problems of national and international importance. The Journal welcomes contributions from all corners. However, participation from the developing countries is eagerly sought in view of its under-representation in research journals published in the West. The PJPR maintains an international editorial board of Consulting Editors belonging to different countries, with expertise in a large number of areas. It employs a double-blind reviewing process i.e., the authors are not identified to reviewers and reviewers are not made known to authors. The contents of PJPR are being abstracted by the Proquest, and in PsycInfo. PJPR is included in the List of Social Sciences Journals recognized by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.