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Lemons Into Lemonade: Development and Validation of an Inventory to Assess Dispositional Thriving

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Beshai, Shadi
Branco, Laura D.
Dobson, Keith S.

Abstract / Description

Research indicates that health and disorder are polar opposites of the same continuum of vulnerability. Research has focused almost exclusively upon one end of this continuum, namely disorder. As such, instruments that assess adaptive dispositions (e.g., “thriving”, or post-trauma growth) have rarely been developed. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument that assesses dispositional thriving. Undergraduate students (N = 289) were asked to complete the dispositional thriving inventory (DTI), in addition to a number of other instruments designed to assess adaptive (e.g., optimism, acceptance, planning, etc.) and maladaptive (depression, dysfunctional attitudes, etc.) constructs. Factor analysis revealed four orthogonal factors comprising the DTI. Results indicated that the 26-item scale is reliable (α = .88) and valid. Scores on the DTI positively correlated with optimism, and adaptive coping, and negatively correlated with depression and dysfunctional attitudes. There is some evidence that the DTI is a reliable and valid instrument. The construct of thriving has wide implications upon the onset and treatment of psychopathology.

Keyword(s)

thriving assessment factor analysis scale development mental health

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Date of first publication

2013-02-28

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

9

Issue

1

Page numbers

62–76

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Beshai, S., Branco, L. D., & Dobson, K. S. (2013). Lemons Into Lemonade: Development and Validation of an Inventory to Assess Dispositional Thriving. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(1), 62–76. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i1.508
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Beshai, Shadi
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Branco, Laura D.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Dobson, Keith S.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T10:00:55Z
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    2018-11-21T10:00:55Z
  • Date of first publication
    2013-02-28
  • Abstract / Description
    Research indicates that health and disorder are polar opposites of the same continuum of vulnerability. Research has focused almost exclusively upon one end of this continuum, namely disorder. As such, instruments that assess adaptive dispositions (e.g., “thriving”, or post-trauma growth) have rarely been developed. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument that assesses dispositional thriving. Undergraduate students (N = 289) were asked to complete the dispositional thriving inventory (DTI), in addition to a number of other instruments designed to assess adaptive (e.g., optimism, acceptance, planning, etc.) and maladaptive (depression, dysfunctional attitudes, etc.) constructs. Factor analysis revealed four orthogonal factors comprising the DTI. Results indicated that the 26-item scale is reliable (α = .88) and valid. Scores on the DTI positively correlated with optimism, and adaptive coping, and negatively correlated with depression and dysfunctional attitudes. There is some evidence that the DTI is a reliable and valid instrument. The construct of thriving has wide implications upon the onset and treatment of psychopathology.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Beshai, S., Branco, L. D., & Dobson, K. S. (2013). Lemons Into Lemonade: Development and Validation of an Inventory to Assess Dispositional Thriving. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(1), 62–76. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i1.508
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1176
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1368
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i1.508
  • Keyword(s)
    thriving
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  • Keyword(s)
    assessment
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  • Keyword(s)
    factor analysis
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  • Keyword(s)
    scale development
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  • Keyword(s)
    mental health
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Lemons Into Lemonade: Development and Validation of an Inventory to Assess Dispositional Thriving
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    62–76
  • Volume
    9
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