Development of the Japanese Optimism and Pessimism Scale: Reliability and validity

• Toyama Miki

  University of Tsukuba

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 楽観・悲観性尺度の作成ならびに信頼性・妥当性の検討
• ラッカン ・ ヒカンセイ シャクド ノ サクセイ ナラビニ シンライセイ ・ ダトウセイ ノ ケントウ

Abstract

This study reports about the construction of a bidimensional measure of optimism and pessimism (defined as positive and negative outcome expectancies), called the Japanese Optimism and Pessimism Scale (J-OPS), and examines its reliability and validity. The participants were college students. The results revealed the following: (a) the J-OPS had sufficient reliability and validity, (b) optimism and pessimism were bidimensional in structure, (c) the general pattern of correlations with external criteria of psychological well-being (positive and negative affectivity). After controlling for optimism and pessimism respectively, it indicated that these two constructs were partially independent of each other. Namely, optimism, but not pessimism, was found to be a consistent predictor of positive affectivity (psychological well-being), whereas pessimism, but not optimism, was found to be a predictor of negative affectivity (psychological distress).

Journal

• The Japanese journal of psychology

  The Japanese journal of psychology 84 (3), 256-266, 2013

  The Japanese Psychological Association

Keywords

• the Japanese Optimism and Pessimism Scale (J-OPS)
• optimism
• pessimism

Details

• CRID: 1390282680055714176
• NII Article ID: 130003386138
• NII Book ID: AN00123620
• DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.84.256
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BC2c%2FgslahsQ%3D%3D
• ISSN: 18841082
• ISSN: 00215236
• NDL BIB ID: 024782333
• PubMed: 24063152
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/024782333
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024782333
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2013335908
• Text Lang: ja
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