UNDER UDARBEJDELSE
Positivitetstesten bruger vi som en trivselstest. Testen findes desværre ikke på dansk, så den skal tages på engelsk. Alle spørgsmål er oversat til dansk nedenfor. Link til original test på engelsk her.
Det tager kun nogle minutter at gennemføre testen. Din score giver et øjebliksbillede af dine følelser i de sidste fireogtyve timer.
INSTRUKTION
Hvordan har du haft det inden for det seneste døgn? Hvilke følelser har du haft? Se tilbage på den dag, der er gået, og angiv ved hjælp af 0-4 skalaen nedenunder, hvor intenst du har oplevet hver af de følgende følelser.
SVARMULIGHEDER – Vælg den svarmuligheder der passer bedst til spørgsmålet.
0 | = | Not at all | Slet ikke |
1 | = | A little bit | En lille smule |
2 | = | Moderately | Moderat |
3 | = | Quite a bit | Temmelig meget |
4 | = | Extremely | I høj grad |
SPØRGSMÅL OVERSAT TIL DANSK |
What is the most amused, fun-loving, or silly you felt? |
What is the most angry, irritated, or annoyed you felt? |
What is the most ashamed, humiliated, or disgraced you felt? |
What is the most awe, wonder, or amazement you felt? |
What is the most contemptuous, scornful, or disdainful you felt? |
What is the most disgust, distaste, or revulsion you felt? |
What is the most embarrassed, self-conscious, or blushing you felt? |
What is the most grateful, appreciative, or thankful you felt? |
What is the most guilty, repentant, or blameworthy you felt? |
What is the most hate, distrust, or suspicion you felt? |
What is the most hopeful, optimistic, or encouraged you felt? |
What is the most inspired, uplifted, or elevated you felt? |
What is the most interested, alert, or curious you felt? |
What is the most joyful, glad, or happy you felt? |
What is the most love, closeness, or trust you felt? |
What is the most proud, confident, or self-assured you felt? |
What is the most sad, downhearted, or unhappy you felt? |
What is the most scared, fearful, or afraid you felt? |
What is the most serene, content, or peaceful you felt? |
What is the most stressed, nervous, or overwhelmed you felt? |
FORTOLKNING AF RESULTATET
The Positivity Self Test is a brief, 20-item survey that asks you to report on your experiences of several emotions over the past 24 hours. Each item on the test includes a trio of words that are related, but not quite the same, for example, “hopeful, optimistic, or encouraged” and “sad, downhearted, or unhappy.” With this strategy, each item captures a set of emotions that share a key resemblance and this short test becomes that much more accurate.
Keep in mind that the Positivity Self Test merely provides a snapshot of your emotions. Everybody’s emotions change by the day, hour, and minute. Some scientists would say that they change by the millisecond. Given your ever-shifting emotional landscape, any single measure of your positivity ratio can only capture so much. One way to overcome such measurement hurdles is to measure repeatedly. Even if you complete the Positivity Self Test as honestly as possible, you should view your score for any given day with some skepticism. Was this particular day representative? Probably not. Days vary. So the more days you can average together to create your estimate, the more trustworthy that estimate becomes. You can get a clear picture of your typical positivity ratio by completing the Positivity Self Test every evening for two weeks.
In the scientific literature, the Positivity Self Test is also know as the modified Differential Emotions Scale, or mDES, created by Dr. Fredrickson based on an earlier scale developed by pioneering emotion scientist, Carroll Izard. The scholarly references are:
Fredrickson, B. L. (in press). Positive emotions broaden and build. In E. Ashby Plant & P. G. Devine (Eds.) Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. Elsevier.
Fredrickson, B. L., Tugade, M. M., Waugh, C. E., & Larkin, G. (2003). What good are positive emotions in crises? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 365-376.
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Fredricksons forskning
Dr. Fredricksons forskning indikerer, at et positivitetsforhold på omkring 3 til 1 kan repræsentere en vigtig skillelinje. Dette forhold adskiller dem, der kun klarer sig i livet, fra dem, der virkelig blomstrer. Hvis du scorede under 3-til-1, har du masser af selskab! Med mere end 80 % af amerikanske voksne, der ikke lever op til Positivitys 3-til-1-recept, er der enorm plads til forbedringer i den måde, mange af os lever på. Positivitet viser dig, hvordan du kan udnytte dit skjulte følelsesmæssige potentiale for at opnå et blomstrende liv.
Husk på, at dine følelser – af naturens design – ændrer sig fra øjeblik til øjeblik i takt med, hvordan du får mening i dine evigt skiftende omstændigheder. Det betyder, at det forhold, du opnår for i dag, måske eller måske ikke repræsenterer dit liv mere generelt. For at få et mere pålideligt billede af dit positivitetsforhold anbefaler Barb, at du tager den samme korte undersøgelse hver aften i to uger. Hun oprettede denne gratis, problemfri hjemmeside for at hjælpe dig med at gøre netop det. Det vil logge dine data og beregne dit forhold med blot et par museklik. Åbn din egen fortrolige konto for at lære mere.
KILDE
Fredrickson, B. L. (2010). Positivitet – Kilder til vækst i tilværelsen. Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, side 225.