Development and initial validation of the Brief Adolescent Life Event Scale (BALES)
| Autor: | Todd D. Little, Iris C. Reiner, Golan Shahar, Christopher C. Henrich |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Coping (psychology)
Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Interpersonal communication Test validity Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) mental disorders Well-being Developmental and Educational Psychology Personality Positive psychology Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Anxiety, Stress & Coping. 16:119-128 |
| ISSN: | 1477-2205 1061-5806 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1061580021000057077 |
| Popis: | We report initial validity analyses of the Brief Adolescent Life Event Scale (BALES). This instrument addresses negative and positive events pertinent to the well being of adolescent boys and girls, and is designed for use in studies utilizing an extended research protocol. Selection of items was guided by emerging perspectives on positive psychology , action theory , and personality vulnerability , as well as by new developments in statistical modeling theory. The 36 items of the scale tap negative and positive events, each of which addresses interpersonal and achievement life domains. Using a large sample of early-adolescents ( N = 895), we confirmed the hypothesized structure that includes four domain-level latent factors (i.e., negative interpersonal events, negative achievement events, positive interpersonal events, positive achievement events), and two overarching factors (negative events and positive events). Indices of positive and negative events predicted adolescent depressive symptoms in expect... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|