Lau Chloe, Brauer Kay, Quilty Lena, Chiesi Francesca, Saklofske Donald, Proyer René T
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Schulich Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
J Pers Assess. 2025 Mar-Apr;107(2):256-264. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2024.2390004. Epub 2024 Sep 10.
Adult playfulness describes the personality of the quick initiation and strong intensity of enjoyable experiences coupled with the frequency of engaging in playful behaviors. In addition to examining the reliability and validity of the Short Measure for Adult Playfulness (SMAP), we compared the psychometric properties of the SMAP across (a) 4- and 7-point answer formats; (b) German and English language versions; and (c) gender. The SMAP and criterion validity measures were distributed across three independent samples from Canada ( = 1,177) and a German sample ( = 660). Results supported a unidimensional solution with strong factor loadings for all items (>.50 across all samples) and high test-retest reliability ( = .67, BF>100). In item response theory analyses, high discrimination parameters were found across the latent continuum. Although both the four-point and seven-point Likert scale versions showed robust item properties, the seven-point Likert scale version yielded more precise measurement of higher playfulness (θ > 1.50). No significant differential item functioning was located across gender or language. Finally, results supported external construct validity associations with broad personality traits, humor, and orientations to happiness. The present investigation provides support for the reliability and validity of the English SMAP for concise adult playfulness measurement.
成人嬉戏性描述的是一种人格特质，即能够迅速开启并强烈体验愉悦经历，同时频繁参与嬉戏行为。除了检验成人嬉戏性简短量表（SMAP）的信度和效度外，我们还比较了SMAP在以下方面的心理测量特性：（a）4分制和7分制答案格式；（b）德语和英语版本；（c）性别。SMAP及效标效度测量在来自加拿大的三个独立样本（n = 1177）和一个德国样本（n = 660）中进行。结果支持单维解决方案，所有项目的因子载荷都很强（所有样本中均>.50），重测信度高（r = .67，贝叶斯因子>100）。在项目反应理论分析中，在潜在连续统上发现了较高的区分参数。尽管四点和七点李克特量表版本都显示出稳健的项目特性，但七点李克特量表版本对较高嬉戏性水平（θ>1.50）的测量更为精确。未发现性别或语言方面存在显著的项目功能差异。最后，结果支持了与广泛人格特质、幽默和幸福取向的外部结构效度关联。本研究为英语版SMAP用于简洁测量成人嬉戏性的信度和效度提供了支持。
