The Development of the Positive Emotion Assessment of Contentment Experience (PEACE) Scale

Daniel T. Cordaro (), Christina Bradley, Jia Wei Zhang, Franklyn Zhu and Rachel Han
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Daniel T. Cordaro: The Contentment Foundation
Christina Bradley: Yale University
Jia Wei Zhang: The University of Memphis
Franklyn Zhu: Yale University
Rachel Han: Yale University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, vol. 22, issue 4, No 12, 1769-1790

Abstract: Abstract Contentment is an emotion that arises from the perception of completeness in life. Through a series of validation studies, the purpose of this work was to develop a scale of dispositional contentment, The Positive Emotion Assessment of Contentment Experience (PEACE) Scale. The PEACE Scale demonstrated favorable psychometric properties, including single factor structure, high internal consistency (α = .93), temporal reliability (r = .86), and construct and predictive validity. Scores on the PEACE Scale were positively correlated with all Big Five personality traits except for neuroticism. Scores also correlated positively with unconditional self-acceptance, and negatively with depression, anxiety, and stress. In addition, high levels of contentment were predictive of lower materialism and greed. Potential uses of the scale are discussed.

Keywords: Contentment; Unconditional self-acceptance; Wellbeing; Materialism; Positive psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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