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

Veljko Jovanović (), Maksim Rudnev, Naved Iqbal, Sean P. M. Rice and Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska
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Veljko Jovanović: University of Novi Sad
Maksim Rudnev: Independent Researcher
Naved Iqbal: Jamia Millia Islamia
Sean P. M. Rice: Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University
Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska: Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2022, vol. 23, issue 7, No 1, 3143-3160

Abstract: 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; Mage = 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. Positive emotions and life satisfaction had strong positive associations in all three countries (ranging from 0.68 to 0.75). The inverse correlations between negative emotions and life satisfaction were − 0.27, − 0.54, − 0.69 in India, Poland, and Serbia, respectively. Polish adolescents demonstrated the lowest levels of affective well-being, whereas Indian and Serbian adolescents did not differ substantially in levels of positive and negative emotions. The present study demonstrated that the SPANE is a reliable and useful tool for the assessment of positive and negative emotions among adolescents from different cultural settings.

Keywords: Positive emotions; Negative emotions; Life satisfaction; Culture; Adolescence; Measurement invariance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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