Ortuño-Sierra Javier, Santarén-Rosell Marta, Albéniz Alicia Pérez de, Fonseca-Pedrero Eduardo
Department of Educational Sciences, University of La Rioja.
Psychol Assess. 2015 Sep;27(3):e1-9. doi: 10.1037/pas0000107. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
The main purpose of this study was to examine the dimensional structure of the Spanish version of the PANAS, using a large sample of adolescents and young adults (N = 1103, age range 14 to 23). Furthermore, measurement invariance across gender and educational level was tested. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a bifactor model and a 3-factor model Positive Affect (PA), Negative Affect (NA) Upset, and NA Afraid (PA and NA uncorrelated) provided the best fit to the data. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses showed that the 3-factor model of the PANAS had strong measurement invariance across gender and educational level. Results showed statistically significant differences in the latent mean scores. University students scored higher than adolescents in PA, NA Upset, and NA Afraid. Men scored higher than women in PA. The PANAS scores also showed acceptable internal consistency scores (range from .80 to .86). The results found support for the PANAS as a brief and useful tool for the screening PA and NA in adolescents and young adult's populations. These findings hold implications for the study and use of the PANAS in nonclinical populations. Future studies should test measurement invariance of the PANAS scores across cultures. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究的主要目的是使用大量青少年和青年样本（N = 1103，年龄范围14至23岁）来检验西班牙语版积极和消极情绪量表（PANAS）的维度结构。此外，还测试了性别和教育水平之间的测量不变性。验证性因素分析表明，双因素模型以及三因素模型（积极情绪（PA）、消极情绪困扰（NA Upset）和消极情绪恐惧（NA Afraid），PA和NA不相关）对数据的拟合度最佳。多组验证性因素分析表明，PANAS的三因素模型在性别和教育水平上具有很强的测量不变性。结果显示潜在平均得分存在统计学上的显著差异。大学生在PA、NA Upset和NA Afraid方面的得分高于青少年。男性在PA方面的得分高于女性。PANAS得分也显示出可接受的内部一致性得分（范围从0.80至0.86）。研究结果支持将PANAS作为一种简短且有用的工具，用于筛查青少年和青年人群中的积极情绪和消极情绪。这些发现对在非临床人群中研究和使用PANAS具有启示意义。未来的研究应测试PANAS得分在不同文化间的测量不变性。（PsycINFO数据库记录）
