Positive orientation (PO) is a basic predisposition that consists in a positive outlook toward oneself, one's life, and one's future, which is associated to many desirable outcomes connected to health and to the general quality of life. We performed a lexical study for identifying a set of markers of PO, developed an Implicit Association Test (the PO-IAT), and investigated its psychometric properties. The PO-IAT proved to be a reliable measure with a clear pattern of convergent validity, both with respect to self-report scales connected to PO and with respect to an indirect measure of self-esteem. A secondary aim of our studies was to validate a new brief adjective scale to assess PO, the POAS. Our results show that both the PO-IAT and the self-reported PO predict the frequency of depressive symptoms and of self-perceived intelligence.

Costantini, G., Perugini, M., Dentale, F., Barbaranelli, C., Alessandri, G., Vecchione, M., et al. (2019). Assessing Positive Orientation With the Implicit Association Test. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 35(1), 109-116 [10.1027/1015-5759/a000362].

Assessing Positive Orientation With the Implicit Association Test

Costantini, G;Perugini, M;Caprara, G
2019

Abstract

Positive orientation (PO) is a basic predisposition that consists in a positive outlook toward oneself, one's life, and one's future, which is associated to many desirable outcomes connected to health and to the general quality of life. We performed a lexical study for identifying a set of markers of PO, developed an Implicit Association Test (the PO-IAT), and investigated its psychometric properties. The PO-IAT proved to be a reliable measure with a clear pattern of convergent validity, both with respect to self-report scales connected to PO and with respect to an indirect measure of self-esteem. A secondary aim of our studies was to validate a new brief adjective scale to assess PO, the POAS. Our results show that both the PO-IAT and the self-reported PO predict the frequency of depressive symptoms and of self-perceived intelligence.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
IAT; optimism; positive orientation; self-esteem;
positive orientation, IAT, self-esteem, optimism, life satisfaction
English
7-nov-2016
2019
35
1
109
116
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Costantini, G., Perugini, M., Dentale, F., Barbaranelli, C., Alessandri, G., Vecchione, M., et al. (2019). Assessing Positive Orientation With the Implicit Association Test. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 35(1), 109-116 [10.1027/1015-5759/a000362].
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