Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
New version of the emotion socialization scale with the positive emotion of overjoy: initial validation evidence with Portuguese adolescents
Originally published 2018-04-03 · Psicologia, Reflexão e Crítica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS
Springer · DOI 10.1186/s41155-018-0090-3 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
How do I respond when my teen is delighted about something I find unimportant?
The researchers added intense joy to a scale often used for other feelings, giving teenagers a way to describe how adults respond to their excitement.
Who was studied?
Four hundred and eighteen Portuguese adolescents describing maternal emotional responses.
Age / stage: Adolescence
Read with three questions
- What did adding a high-intensity positive emotion change about the measure?
- Which aspects of the instrument were tested, and where would further validation be needed?
- How do I respond when my teen is delighted about something I find unimportant?
Keep the limits in view
Reliability and validity evidence concern the instrument in the tested sample. These findings do not establish that changing the measured behavior improves outcomes.
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Eva Costa Martins; Fernando Ferreira-Santos; Liliana Meira (2018). New version of the emotion socialization scale with the positive emotion of overjoy: initial validation evidence with Portuguese adolescents Psicologia, Reflexão e Crítica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-018-0090-3
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