Research Article

Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults

Volume: 40 Number: 1 March 27, 2020
  • Baki Duy *
  • Mehmet Ali Yıldız
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Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults

Abstract

Positive orientation or positive thinking, is one of the main subjects studied in positive psychology. Thus, the main purpose of the present study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Positivity Scale (P Scale) for adolescents and young adults. The participants were 307 high school students (Female = 189, Male = 118) with a mean age of 15.84 years, and 354 college students (Female =190, Male =164) with a mean age of 21.36 years. A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was employed to evaluate the construct validity of the P Scale, and the measurement invariance of the Turkish version of the scale was analyzed. The Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, the Life Orientation Test, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Adolescents and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used to provide further evidence for the construct validity of the scale. For internal reliability of the scale, Cronbach alpha level was computed. Findings of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) confirmed the unidimensional structure of the scale. Measurement invariance across groups showed that both configural and metric models provided acceptable fits to the data. Moreover, there were significant correlations between positivity and selfesteem, optimism, pessimism, life-satisfaction, positive and negative affect. The scale also had a satisfactory internal consistency coefficient. The findings of the present study suggest that the Turkish adaptation of the Positivity Scale can be confidently used with Turkish adolescents and young adults.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Ali Yıldız This is me
0000-0003-3297-2982
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 27, 2020

Submission Date

April 8, 2018

Acceptance Date

November 12, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 40 Number: 1

APA
Duy, B., & Yıldız, M. A. (2020). Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults. Studies in Psychology, 40(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.26650/SP2018-0017
AMA
1.Duy B, Yıldız MA. Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults. Studies in Psychology. 2020;40(1):1-18. doi:10.26650/SP2018-0017
Chicago
Duy, Baki, and Mehmet Ali Yıldız. 2020. “Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults”. Studies in Psychology 40 (1): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.26650/SP2018-0017.
EndNote
Duy B, Yıldız MA (March 1, 2020) Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults. Studies in Psychology 40 1 1–18.
IEEE
[1]B. Duy and M. A. Yıldız, “Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults”, Studies in Psychology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 1–18, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.26650/SP2018-0017.
ISNAD
Duy, Baki - Yıldız, Mehmet Ali. “Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults”. Studies in Psychology 40/1 (March 1, 2020): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.26650/SP2018-0017.
JAMA
1.Duy B, Yıldız MA. Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults. Studies in Psychology. 2020;40:1–18.
MLA
Duy, Baki, and Mehmet Ali Yıldız. “Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults”. Studies in Psychology, vol. 40, no. 1, Mar. 2020, pp. 1-18, doi:10.26650/SP2018-0017.
Vancouver
1.Baki Duy, Mehmet Ali Yıldız. Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of Positivity Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults. Studies in Psychology. 2020 Mar. 1;40(1):1-18. doi:10.26650/SP2018-0017