Cross-Cultural Measurement of Positive and Negative Emotions in Adolescence: Evidence from Three Countries.

ABSTRACT: Cross-cultural assessment of affective well-being among adolescents has received scarce attention in positive psychological research. The present study investigated cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) among adolescents from three countries (India, Poland, and Serbia). The sample included a total of 1080 adolescents (53.6% female; M _age = 16.75, range = 15-19 years). Surveys were administered online in each country. Measurement invariance testing provided evidence for partial scalar invariance of the SPANE across cultures, with item "afraid" showing nonivariance across the three countries. Latent factor correlations between positive and negative emotions were stronger in Serbia compared to Poland and India. Positiv

SUBMITTER: Jovanovic V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9123922 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature