Naslov
The incremental validity of low-arousal affect in predicting well-being

Autori
Brdar, Ingrid ; Delle Fave, Antonella ; Wissing, Marie

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts ; 13th European Conference on Psychological Assessment / - Zürich : University of Zurich, 2015, 102-103

Skup
13th European Conference on Psychological Assessment

Mjesto i datum
Zürich, Švicarska, 22.07.2015. - 25.07.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Low-arousal emotions ; well-being

Sažetak
According to the hedonic perspective, happiness is defined as subjective well-being, which refers to cognitive and affective evaluations of one's life. The vast majority of researchers use PANAS scales to measure the affective component of subjective well-being. These scales were constructed to assess high-arousal affects. Whereas some cultures favour high-arousal positive states, others value low-arousal positive states (Tsai, 2007). Similar differences have been found between younger and older people (Scheibe et al., 2013). The aim of the present study is to examine the incremental validity of low-arousal affects in predicting well-being. 642 participants (mean age 44.3) from three countries completed the PANAS with additional eight low- arousal items, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Basic Psychological Needs Scale (the shortened nine-item version) and the Depression scale (DASS). The results from hierarchical multiple regression analyses show that low- arousal affect explain an additional 11% of the variance in life satisfaction and depression, and 6% in basic psychological needs over and above what could be predicted by PANAS. These findings indicate the importance of including low-arousal affect in assessing affective well-being.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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