Positive Psychological Functioning. Evidence for a new construct and its measurement. [Funcionamiento psicológico positivo. Evidencia para un nuevo constructo y su medición]

Abstract

Título: Funcionamiento psicológico positivo. Evidencia para un nuevo constructo y su medición. Resumen: En 2007 el Instituto de la Felicidad desarrolla uno de los estudios más ambiciosos que se han realizado sobre bienestar en España. Se midieron variables muy diversas: sociodemográficas y psicológicas; estas últimas a través de instrumentos nuevos, y se aplicó a una muestra representativa de la población española compuesta por 3.000 participantes. El estudio 1 de esta investigación empleó dicha base de datos y tuvo como objetivo analizar cuál es la estructura que subyace a los recursos psicológi-cos clave (autonomía, resiliencia, autoestima, propósito en la vida, disfrute, optimismo, curiosidad, creatividad, humor, gestión del entorno y vitalidad). El estudio 2, se desarrolló con objeto de replicar el estudio 1 y de contrastar las propiedades psicométricas de las medidas novedosas empleadas en el estudio 1, utilizando para ello una muestra de 130 estudiantes universitarios. Esta investigación prueba que los recursos psicológicos clave están interrelacionados y forman un constructo de segundo orden, al que hemos denominado Funcionamiento Psicológico Positivo (FPP). Además, proporciona una nueva medida, genuinamente española, para medirlo, a través de 11 subescalas de tres ítems cada una. Esta estructura permite tener una visión, tanto global como específica, del FPP, y, en consecuencia, del bienestar psicológico de la persona. Palabras clave: Recursos Psicológicos; caravanas de recursos; bienestar psicológico; funcionamiento psicológico positivo. Abstract:In 2007, the Institute of Happiness conducted one of the most ambitious studies ever done on this subject in Spain. Many different variables were measured: socio-demographics and psychological, (the latter through new instruments) and all were applied to a representative sample of 3000 participants of the Spanish population. Study 1 of this research used that database. The objective of this Study was to understand how key psychological resources are organized (Autonomy, Resilience, Self-Esteem, Purpose in life, Enjoyment, Optimism, Curiosity, Creativity, Humor, Environmental mastery and Vitality). The purpose of Study 2 was to replicate the results of Study 1 and to test the psychometrical properties of the new scales used in Study 1, but using a sample of 130 college students. This research proves that key psychological resources are interconnected, forming a second order construct we call Positive Psychological Functioning (PPF), and, it develops a new Spanish scale to assess it. This measure is formed with 11 subscales each containing three items. This scale structure allows a general and a specific assessment of PPF and, in consequence, of human psychological well-being.

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“…The results of this analysis can be found in Table 3. Results from PPF Scale [25] found people with intrinsic orientation have higher levels of psychological well-being than those with extrinsic orientation (OR = 1.9; CI 95% = 1.16-3.15). In addition, those with an intrinsic orientation have higher levels of overall happiness (OR = 2.05; CI 95% = 1.22-3.43) and psychological well-being (OR = 2.41; CI 95% = 1.35-4.32) than those who do not perceive any opportunity in a situation of confinement (empty orientation).…”

“…This scale is a measure of psychological well-being with five Likert-type response points. It consists of 33 items that group together 11 psychological resources, which in turn form a second-order factor, which is what provides the scale's name [25]. It has reliable psychometric properties and has been adapted to other countries [26,27].…”

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