Development and Linguistic Cue Analysis of the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory–Short Form

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ID21352004
AutoresChloé Lau (0000-0001-6579-8832, Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, autor de correspondencia), Francesca Chiesi (0000-0002-6861-9219, University of Florence), Jean Hofmann (0000-0003-3972-3831, University of Zurich), Jennifer Hofmann (University of Zurich), Donald H Saklofske (0000-0001-8350-1924, Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada), Willibald Ruch (0000-0001-5368-3616, University of Zurich)
Año2021
Volumen103
Número4
Páginas547-557
Fecha de publicación2021-07-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality Assessment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3891 • E-ISSN: 1532-7752
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00223891.2020.1779733
PMID32628865
OpenAlexW3040329371
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas51

The present study derived a short form of the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory-Trait Version (STCI-T30) using an item response theory framework. Latent trait test-retest correlations and reliability across the latent continuum in the STCI-T30 remained high. Moreover, the STCI-T30 showed external validity with criterion variables (e.g., playfulness) and a short writing task completed by these participants was rated by unacquainted judges to infer the author's cheerfulness, seriousness, and bad-mood. Results suggested significant self-other and inter-judge agreement of cheerfulness, seriousness, and bad-mood and linguistic cues analysis suggested cheerfulness and bad-mood manifested through writing in tone, social processes, and affect

Cognitive psychology · Linguistic analysis · Linguistics · Trait · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology · Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth · Social Psychology