ADAPTATION OF THE BRIEF EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE SCALE TO TURKISH: A STUDY OF VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to adapt the Brief Emotional Experience Scale developed by
Rogers et al. (2021) to Turkish and do scientific research on validity and reliability. The Brief
Emotional Experience Scale was developed to determine the levels of positive and negative
emotions experienced by individuals aged between 18-65. A total of 691 participants, 414 of
whom were women and 277 were men, took part in the study from three different research
groups. In order to determine the psychometric characteristics, language validity, internal
consistency, criterion validity, and confirmatory factor analysis methods were used. The
Turkish form of the scale was found to be equivalent to the original form, and the
confirmatory factor analysis performed for construct validity has confirmed the two-factor
structure that constitutes the sub-dimensions of the original scale. Within the framework of
criterion validity, it was seen that there was a significant relationship between brief emotional
experience scale, psychological well-being scale, positive experience, and positive affect in a
positive direction and that there was a significant relationship between negative experience
and negative affect in a negative direction. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be
.76 for the overall scale, .71 for the positive affect sub-dimension, and .77 for the negative
affect sub-dimension. Based on the results of the research, it was concluded that the Turkish
form of the Brief Emotional Experience Scale is valid and reliable and can be used in
scientific research conducted in Turkey.