Abstract
The convergent and discriminant validities of well-being concepts were examined using multitrait-multimethod matrix analyses (D. T. Campbell & D. W. Fiske. 1959) on 3 sets of data. In Study 1, participants completed measures of life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, self-esteem, and optimism on 2 occasions 4 weeks apart and also obtained 3 informant ratings. In Study 2, participants completed each of the 5 measures on 2 occasions 2 years apart and collected informant reports at Time 2. In Study 3, participants completed 2 different scales for each of the 5 constructs. Analyses showed that (a) life satisfaction is discriminable from positive and negative affect, (b) positive affect is discriminable from negative affect, (c) life satisfaction is discriminable from optimism and self-esteem, and (d) optimism is separable from trait measures of negative affect.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 616-628 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of personality and social psychology |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 Sep |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science