Dimensional structure of the Spanish version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) in adolescents and young adults.

Positive and negative affect are crucial for mental health. However, the determinant factors of positive and negative affect have yet to be examined between adolescents and young adults. This study aimed to explore the determinant factors of positive and negative affect, comparing their effects among adolescents and young adults and among the two sexes in Indonesia. We undertook secondary data analyses of the Indonesia Family Life Survey for this cross-sectional study. Questionnaires on sociodemographic characteristics, physical and mental health-related variables, and childhood family experiences from 2014 were used as independent variables, and positive and negative affect were used as the dependent variables. Hierarchical linear regression was performed to investigate the factors associated with positive and negative affect and to compare their effects between adolescents and young adults. The hierarchical linear regression revealed that sociodemographic characteristics, perceived health, smoking, chronic condition, acute morbidity, sleep, childhood family experiences, depression, personality type, life satisfaction, happiness, and experience of disasters were associated with positive and negative affect among adolescents and young adults in Indonesia. Identification of positive and negative affect as well as their associated factors among adolescents and young adults should be considered when developing preventive programs in the community.

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Negative affect, emotional awareness and substance use in adolescents and young adults

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.156 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 140 ◽

pp. e50

Author(s):

Alethea Desrosiers ◽

H. Sipsma ◽

T. Kershaw

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Young Adults ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Emotional Awareness ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults

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The Youth Version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule: A Psychometric Validation

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1017/s0813483900003077 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 187-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Kay Wilson ◽

Eleonora Gullone ◽

Simon Moss

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Dimensional Structure ◽

Positive And Negative Affect ◽

Divergent Validity ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

High Internal Consistency

This study investigated the psychometric properties of the revised Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children (PANAS-C; Joiner, Catanzaro & Laurent, 1996) in 228 nonclinical children and adolescents aged between 8 and 15 years. The results revealed that the PANAS-C possesses high internal consistency and encouraging convergent validity, as demonstrated by correlations with the theoretically related constructs of Neuroticism and Extraversion. Construct validity was supported through confirmatory factor analysis, which revealed a two dimensional structure comprising Negative and Positive Affect. Divergent validity was confirmed by the nonsignificant correlation between positive and negative affect. Thus, the PANAS-C was demonstrated to have good reliability and validity, subject to minor changes in item content.

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The study of Positive and Negative Affect in children and adolescents: New advances in a Spanish version of the PANAS

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0221696 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. e0221696 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Javier Ortuño-Sierra ◽

Marta Bañuelos ◽

Alicia Pérez de Albéniz ◽

Beatriz Lucas Molina ◽

Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Positive And Negative Affect

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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children--Short Form; Spanish Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t70208-000 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Ricardo Sanmartín ◽

María Vicent ◽

Carolina Gonzálvez ◽

Cándido J. Inglés ◽

Ángela Díaz-Herrero ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Short Form ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Positive And Negative Affect

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A View of Waste Might Decrease Relaxation: The Effects of Viewing an Open Dump in a Forest Environment on the Psychological Response of Healthy Young Adults

10.1101/2020.08.19.256990 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bielinis Ernest ◽

Janeczko Emilia ◽

Takayama Norimasa ◽

Słupska Alicja ◽

Korcz Natalia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Visual Stimulation ◽

Positive And Negative Affect ◽

Forest Environment ◽

Forest Recreation ◽

Psychological Indicators ◽

Outdoor Experience ◽

The Impact

AbstractForest recreation can be successfully used for the psychological relaxation of respondents and can be used as a remedy for common problems with stress. The special form of forest recreation intended for restoration is forest bathing. These activities might be distracted by some factors, such as viewing buildings in the forest or using a computer in nature, which interrupt psychological relaxation. One factor that might interrupt psychological relaxation is the occurrence of an open dump in the forest during an outdoor experience. To test the hypothesis that an open dump might decrease psychological relaxation, a case study was planned that used a randomized, controlled crossover design. For this purpose, two groups of healthy young adults viewed a control forest or a forest with an open dump in reverse order and filled in psychological questionnaires after each stimulus. A pretest was used. Participants wore oblique eye patches to stop their visual stimulation before the experimental stimulation, and the physical environment was monitored. The results were analyzed using the two-way repeated measures ANOVA. The measured negative psychological indicators significantly increased after viewing the forest with waste, and the five indicators of the Profile of Mood States increased: Tension-Anxiety, Depression-Dejection, Anger-Hostility, Fatigue, and Confusion. In addition, the negative aspect of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule increased in comparison to the control and pretest. The measured positive indicators significantly decreased after viewing the forest with waste, the positive aspect of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule decreased, and the Restorative Outcome Scale and Subjective Vitality scores decreased (in comparison to the control and pretest). The occurrence of an open dump in the forest might interrupt a normal restorative experience in the forest by reducing psychological relaxation. Nevertheless, the mechanism of these relevancies is not known, and thus, it will be further investigated. In addition, in a future study, the size of the impact of these open dumps on normal everyday experiences should be investigated. It is proposed that different mechanisms might be responsible for these reactions; however, the aim of this manuscript is to only measure this reaction. The identified psychological reasons for these mechanisms can be assessed in further studies.

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Feeling Blue by Extension: Intrafamily Transmission and Economic Pressures Explain the Native-Immigrant Gap in Well-Being among Youth in Switzerland

Social Inclusion ◽

10.17645/si.v7i4.2344 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 293-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Oriane Sarrasin ◽

Eva G. T. Green ◽

Gina Potarca ◽

Claudio Bolzman ◽

Ursina Kuhn

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Young People ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Mothers And Fathers ◽

Immigrant Background ◽

Path Models ◽

Household Panel Data

Several factors explain the native-immigrant gap in well-being frequently found among adolescents and young adults. First, discrimination and integration challenges impact the psychological health of immigrants of all ages. Though rarely studied, low parental well-being is transmitted thereby also deteriorating youth well-being. Second, individuals with an immigrant background generally endure economic pressures to a greater extent than natives, which impact children through a lower parental well-being independently of origins. These factors—intrafamily transmission of negative affect and economic pressures—have been mostly studied separately (and only rarely for the former). Combining the two, the present study uses Swiss Household Panel data to examine the extent to which immigrant background and economic pressures relate to well-being of adolescents and young adults through the negative affect experienced by their mothers and fathers. In Switzerland, young people with an immigrant background—both immigrants and dual citizens—reported being more anxious, sad and depressed than natives. Path models showed that young people with foreign roots were more likely to live in a household that experienced economic pressures, which, in turn, related to impaired parental (mothers and fathers alike) well-being and finally their own. An immigrant background, economic pressures and parental well-being were also independently related to young people’s negative affect, highlighting the complexity of the factors underlying the well-known immigrant–native gap in well-being.

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