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Testing Measurement Invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience in Adolescents Across Educational Stages, Gender, and Time

Veljko Jovanović

European Journal of Psychological Assessment2025https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000927article
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Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate evidence on the measurement invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) – a measure designed to assess positive and negative affect – across educational stages, gender, and time in adolescence. Three independent adolescent samples from Serbia were recruited: primary school students ( n = 412; 55.3% female; age range = 11–14 years), secondary school students ( n = 421; 48% female; age range = 15–19 years), and secondary school students who completed the SPANE at three time points over a 12-month period ( n = 493; 57.6% female; age range = 15–17 years). Measurement invariance testing provided evidence for full scalar invariance of the SPANE’s two-factor structure across educational stages, gender, and time. Our findings indicate that the SPANE can be used as a valid measure for comparing mean levels and correlates of positive and negative affect across younger and older adolescents, boys and girls, and over time in longitudinal studies.

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@article{veljko2025,
  title        = {{Testing Measurement Invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience in Adolescents Across Educational Stages, Gender, and Time}},
  author       = {Veljko Jovanović},
  journal      = {European Journal of Psychological Assessment},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000927},
}

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F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
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