Cuestionario para la evaluación del optimismoFiabilidad y evidencias de validez

  1. Ignacio Pedrosa 1
  2. Karem Celis-Atenas
  3. Javier Suárez-Álvarez 1
  4. Eduardo García-Cueto 1
  5. José Muñiz 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Revista:
Terapia psicológica

ISSN: 0716-6184 0718-4808

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 33

Número: 2

Páginas: 127-138

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.4067/S0718-48082015000200007 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Terapia psicológica

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Resumen

Optimism has been shown to have numerous physical and emotional benefits in a range of populations and professional contexts. Nonetheless, there are few instruments for its evaluation and they have significant limitations, especially in young people. This work presents a questionnaire which, through 9 items, evaluates dispositional optimism and analyses its relationship to personality and emotional intelligence. The sample was made up of 2,963 Spanish adolescents of whom 51.10% were male. Emotional intelligence was measured using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24, while the big-five personality traits were measured using the Overall Personality Assessment Scale. The optimism questionnaire demonstrated high reliability (α=.84), it was accurate over a wide ability range (θ from -3 to +2) and gave an acceptable fit to a unidimensional structure. The clear relationship between optimism, personality traits and emotional intelligence was confirmed.

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