The modified German subjective vitality scale (SVS-GM): Psychometric properties and application in daily life.

ABSTRACT: Subjective vitality describes the positive feeling of experiencing physical and mental energy, which can lead to purposive actions, but no German instruments exist with action-oriented verbiage: This work supports the development and modification of already existing German Subjective Vitality Scales and provides further evidence for its psychometric properties. In a first step (N = 56) two modified (action-oriented) short-forms were developed. An extension of time perspectives (past, present, future) should also enrich the scale by enhancing the accuracy of self-reports. Study 1 (N = 183) then examined the psychometric properties for each time perspective. Study 2 (N = 27) was a 6-day diary study to identify the reliability of within- and between-person differences in

SUBMITTER: Buchner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374102 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature