Utveckling av ett finskspråkigt självskattningsformulär för mätning av positiv och negativ affekt

Abstract

The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS;Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988)is a widely used self-report measure of positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA)inclinical and research settings.To date no standardized measure of these constructsexistsin Finnish.The current dissertation aimedto develop aFinnish measure of Positive and Negative Affect (FiPANA), similar to the PANAS. Translating the PANAS to Finnish would be insufficient,mainlybecause items have previouslyperformed differentlyacross cultures.First,the structure of self-reported general affect wasexamined.Data wascollected online.The sample consisted of 863self-reportedlyhealthy participants(79% women) ranging in age between 18 and 71years(M = 26.45, SD= 8.15). Each participant rated the 60 double-back translated PANAS-X items (Watson & Clark, 1994)using state and trait instructions, and completedadditional validity measures. Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) yielded oblique two-factor solutions, identified as PA and NA, in both state and trait data, supportingthe conceptualization of self-reported affect as consisting of two practically independent affective dimensions in the current sample.Next, the tenstrongest markers of PA and NA, respectively,across state and trait data were selected for the 20-item FiPANA. The FiPANAwas found a valid and reliable measure ofself-reportedgeneral affect. Due totheidentified gender differencesinboth PA and NA-scale scores, bothoverall and gender-specific normswereproduced.