Description:
This 8-item measure assesses life satisfaction and self-esteem.
Reference(s)
Caprara, G. V., Alessandri, G., Eisenberg, N., Kupfer, A., Steca, P., Caprara, M. G., Yamaguchi, S., Fukuzawa, A., & Abela, J. (2012). The positivity scale. Psychological Assessment, 24(3), 701-712.
Publication(s)
Cortright, C., An, D., Lansford, J. E., Bornstein, M. H., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S., Junla, D., Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P., Al-Hassan, S. M., & Bacchini, D. (2026). The relations among depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and optimism during adolescence: Longitudinal evidence from nine countries. Development and Psychopathology, 38, 552–563.
Skinner, A.T.; Çiftçi, L.; Jones, S.; Klotz, E.; Ondrušková, T.; Lansford, J.E.; Alampay, L.P.; Al-Hassan, S.M.; Bacchini, D.; Bornstein, M.H.; Chang, L.; Deater-Deckard, K.; Di Giunta, L.; Dodge, K.A.; Gurdal, S.; Liu, Q.; Long, Q.; Oburu, P.; Pastorelli, C.; Sorbring, E.; Tapanya, S.; Steinberg, L.; Uribe Tirado, L.M.; Yotanyamaneewong, S. (2022) Adolescent Positivity and Future Orientation, Parental Psychological Control, and Young Adult Internalising Behaviours during COVID-19 in Nine Countries. Social Sciences, 11(2):75.