Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Psicothema. 2023 Aug;35(3):279-289. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2022.328.
Need for affect (NA) refers to individual differences in the motivation to approach or avoid emotion-inducing situations and activities. Prior research has demonstrated that NA is a relevant construct for understanding psychological processes related to affect. The present study aimed to adapt and validate the English version of the Need for Affect Questionnaire (NAQ), as well as the short version (i.e., the NAQ-S), to Spanish. We examined evidence of validity and reliability in the NAQ and NAQ-S scores.
Study 1 ( N = 416) analyzed the psychometric properties of scores from the Spanish adaptation of the NAQ, as well as the relationships with measures of other relevant psychological constructs. Study 2 ( N = 118) tested the validity and reliability of scores from the Spanish adaptation of the NAQ-S.
We found two main factors (i.e., Emotion Approach and Emotion Avoidance), and the internal consistency of both the NAQ and the NAQ-S scores, as well as their test-retest reliability, were adequate. Relationships with other measures were in line with prior research, providing positive evidence of concurrent validity.
Scores from both instruments showed validity and reliability, so should be considered in future research related to NA.
情感需求（NA）是指个体在趋近或回避情感诱发情境和活动方面的动机差异。先前的研究表明，NA 是理解与情感相关的心理过程的一个相关结构。本研究旨在将英文版的情感需求问卷（NAQ）及其简化版（即 NAQ-S）适用于西班牙语，并验证其有效性和可靠性。我们考察了 NAQ 和 NAQ-S 分数在有效性和可靠性方面的证据。
研究 1（N=416）分析了西班牙版 NAQ 的心理测量特性，以及与其他相关心理结构测量的关系。研究 2（N=118）测试了西班牙版 NAQ-S 分数的有效性和可靠性。
我们发现了两个主要因素（即情感趋近和情感回避），NAQ 和 NAQ-S 分数的内部一致性以及其重测信度都足够好。与其他测量方法的关系与先前的研究一致，提供了同时有效性的正面证据。
两个工具的分数都表现出了有效性和可靠性，因此在未来与 NA 相关的研究中应该被考虑。
