Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) in the General Colombian Population

Marta Martín-Carbonell, Irene Checa, Martha Fernández-Daza, Yadid Paternina and Begoña Espejo
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Marta Martín-Carbonell: Psychology Department, Cooperative University of Colombia, Troncal del Caribe S/N, Santa Marta 470002, Colombia
Irene Checa: Department of Behavioral Sciences Methodology, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Martha Fernández-Daza: Psychology Department, Cooperative University of Colombia, Troncal del Caribe S/N, Santa Marta 470002, Colombia
Yadid Paternina: Psychology Department, Cooperative University of Colombia, Troncal del Caribe S/N, Santa Marta 470002, Colombia
Begoña Espejo: Department of Behavioral Sciences Methodology, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: (1) Background: Diener’s Scale of Positive and Negative Experiences (SPANE) assesses the presence and intensity of positive and negative affects, since these are considered basic aspects of the study of well-being. This article studies its psychometric properties in the general Colombian population. (2) We conducted a cross-sectional study of a sample of 1255 Colombians and we used structural equation modeling to confirm the bifactor structure. Additionally, we studied invariance by gender, and convergent and concurrent validity. (3) We found acceptable fit indicators for the bifactor model (CFI = 0.889, RMSEA = 0.046, SRMR = 0.059) as well as for the convergent (CFI = 0.909, RMSEA = 0.050, SRMR = 0.063) and concurrent (CFI = 0.966, RMSEA = 0.036, SRMR = 0.041) validity models. We did not confirm total invariance across gender, although we found configural and metric invariance, so percentiles by sex were provided. (4) Conclusions: The SPANE is a valid and reliable measure to assess well-being among the Colombian population, although we alert researchers to the risk of comparing affectivity average scores between sexes.

Keywords: positive and negative experiences; SPANE; wellbeing; psycho-metric properties; measurement invariance; confirmatory factor analysis; Colombian population; quality of life; psychological assessment; structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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