The Brief Emotional Experience Scale (BEES) has been used in several studies, however its reliability and validity are yet to be investigated. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the BEES across three independent studies. In studies 1 and 2, convergent validity was established between the BEES with existing emotional well-being instruments - The Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE), the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10/K6). Confirmatory factor analysis of the BEES reveals it confirms to the same two-factor structure as the SPANE that includes positive and negative emotion. Study 3 provides an example of the utility of the BEES for monitoring temporal changes in mood. BEES scores fluctuated depending on self-reported positive and negative events during the week. Additionally, mood variability as determined by the standard deviation of BEES scores, was negatively associated with mean levels of emotion.
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