Kumar Mahendra, Kumar Mahesh, Rajan Anisha
Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences (AIBAS), Amity University Chhattisgarh, India.
Dept. of Psychology, Anjaneya University Chhattisgarh, India.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2025 Feb 22:02537176251315988. doi: 10.1177/02537176251315988.
The positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS) is widely used to assess positive (PA) and negative affect (NA). Despite its extensive global validation, its psychometric properties remain unexamined among the Indian youth population (IYP). This study aims to evaluate the structural validity, reliability (internal consistency), and criterion validity of the PANAS among IYP.
This cross-sectional study involved 660 students (57.4% females, mean age 16.25 ± 2.79 years) from 10 educational institutions across five cities in [State name], India. Participants were selected using random sampling. They underwent a comprehensive assessment, including face-to-face semi-structured interviews using the PANAS, anxiety measures, depressive measures, and happiness measures. The SPSS (version 16) and JASP (version 0.14.1) software were used for reliability, validity, and factor analysis.
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed a two-independent-factor structure with satisfactory fitness indices (goodness-of-fit index [GFI] = 0.96; root mean square error of approximation = 0.07; standardized root mean square residual = 0.06). The PANAS factor loads ranged from 0.44 to 0.73. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.85 for PA and 0.83 for NA. Analyses showed adequate criterion validity.
The findings demonstrate adequate structural validity, internal consistency, and criterion validity of the PANAS, confirming its suitability for assessing effect in IYP. However, some indices in CFA suggest further refinement.
积极和消极情绪量表（PANAS）被广泛用于评估积极情绪（PA）和消极情绪（NA）。尽管它在全球范围内得到了广泛验证，但其心理测量特性在印度青年人群（IYP）中仍未得到检验。本研究旨在评估PANAS在IYP中的结构效度、信度（内部一致性）和效标效度。
这项横断面研究涉及来自印度[邦名]五个城市的10所教育机构的660名学生（57.4%为女性，平均年龄16.25±2.79岁）。参与者采用随机抽样选取。他们接受了全面评估，包括使用PANAS进行面对面半结构化访谈、焦虑测量、抑郁测量和幸福感测量。使用SPSS（版本16）和JASP（版本0.14.1）软件进行信度、效度和因子分析。
验证性因子分析（CFA）证实了一个具有令人满意拟合指数的两独立因子结构（拟合优度指数[GFI]=0.96；近似均方根误差=0.07；标准化均方根残差=0.06）。PANAS因子载荷范围为0.44至0.73。PA的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha）为0.85，NA为0.83。分析显示有足够的效标效度。
研究结果表明PANAS具有足够的结构效度、内部一致性和效标效度，证实了其适用于评估IYP中的情绪。然而，CFA中的一些指标表明需要进一步完善。
