Prioritizing Positivity Scale: Psychometric Properties of the Polish Adaptation (PPS-PL)

Jaśmina Machlah; Mariusz Zięba

doi:10.18290/rpsych21242-2

Jaśmina Machlah SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-5012
Mariusz Zięba University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Poznań https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3492-2236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rpsych21242-2

Keywords: prioritizing positivity, happiness, well-being, satisfaction with life, psychometric properties

Abstract

Prioritizing positivity means making decisions and choices about everyday activities to increase the chances of experiencing positive emotions. People have different levels of prioritizing positivity (PP), and the Prioritizing Positivity Scale is used to capture such individual differences. Past research indicates that prioritizing positivity is conducive to well-being. The following article presents the Polish adaptation of the Prioritizing Positivity Scale (PPS) and its psychometric properties. There were three samples in this study (n₁ = 229, n₂.= 253, n₃ = 226). The method has a single-factor structure and high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .84 to .87). Prioritizing positivity measured with the Polish version of the Prioritizing Positivity Scale was associated with several indicators of well-being.

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