The Positivity Dimension of Well-Being: Adaptation and Psychometric Evidence of a Measure

This research aimed to adapt the Positivity Scale (PS) to the Brazilian context, gathering evidence of validity and reliability. Two studies were performed. Study 1 was composed of 200 people from Paraíba, with a mean age of 23.4 years old (SD = 4.53), who answered the PS and demographic questions....

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Main Authors: Roosevelt Vilar Lobo de Souza, Rafaella de Carvalho Rodrigues Araújo, Rildésia Silva Veloso Gouveia, Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho, Valdiney Veloso Gouveia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2014000300305&lng=en&tlng=en