Examining the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale
Keywords:
Attention to feelings, Clarity of feelings, Mood repair, Scale adaptation, Trait Meta-Mood ScaleAbstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale in a Turkish sample. Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)were administered to 387 (271 females and 113 males) university students with a mean age of 21.77 (SD = 1.65).In the present study, the Turkish model and the original model of TMMS were tested to examine which of the two model yields the better goodness of fit to the Turkish sample. Moreover, internal consistency coefficients were performed to examine the reliability of the original model. The results suggested that the original three-factor model fits the current sample better with valid and reliably scores for Turkish university students. The scale also showed acceptable inter-item reliability and adequate criterion-related validity. Particularly, Clarity of Feelings and Mood Repair were positively correlated with life satisfaction but Attention to Feelings was not. Additionally, rumination was negatively correlated to Clarity of Feelings and Mood Repair, but it was not significantly correlated to Attention to Feelings. Finally, depression was negatively correlated to all subscales of TMMS.
Downloads
Metrics
References
Aksöz, I., Bugay, A., & Erdur-Baker, Ö. (2010). Turkish adaptation of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2, 2642–2646. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.387
Arbuckle, J. L. (2007). Amos 16.0 User's Guide. Chicago: SPSS.
Bandalos, D. L., & Finney, S. J. (2001). Item parceling issues in structural equation modeling. In G. A. Marcoulides & R. E. Schumacker (Eds.), Advanced structural equation modeling: New developments and techniques. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Bayani, A. A. (2009). Psychometric data for a Farsi translation of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Psychological Reports, 105(1), 198-204.doi: 10.2466/pr0.105.1.198-204
Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale.Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.
Erdur-Baker, O. & Bugay, A. (2012). The Turkish version of the Ruminative Response Scale: Anexamination of its reliability and validity. The International Journal of Educational andPsychological Assessment, 10(2), 1-16
Extremera, N., Durán, A., & Rey, L. (2009). The moderating effect of trait meta-mood and perceived stress on life satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 116-121. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.02.007
Extremera, N., & Fernandez-Berrocal, P. (2005). Perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction: Predictive and incremental validity using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale.Personality and Individual Differences, 39, 937-948. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.03.012
Fernández-Berrocal, P., Extremera, N.,& Ramos, N. (2004). Validity and reliability of the Spanish modified version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Psychological Reports, 94, 751-755.
Fitness, J., & Curtis, M. (2005). Emotional intelligence and the Trait Meta-Mood Scale: Relationships with empathy, attributional complexity, self-control, and responses to interpersonal conflict. E-Journal of Applied Psychology: Social Section, 1(1), 50-62. Retrieved August 26, 2009, from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap/article/viewFile/6/15.
Gross, J.J., & John, O.P. (2003). Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 348-362. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.348
Hisli, N. (1989). Reliability andvalidity of the Beck Depression Inventory for universitystudents. Turkish Journal of Psychology, 7(23), 3-13.
Köker, S. (1991). Normal ve sorunlu ergenlerin yaşam doyumu düzeylerinin karşılaştırılması [A comparison of life satisfaction of normal and delinquent adolescence]. (Unpublished master’s thesis), Ankara University, Turkey.
Luminet, O. (2004). Assessment and measurement of rumination. In C. Papageorgiou and A. Wells (Eds.), Rumination: Nature, theory, and treatment of negative thinking in depression. (pp. 187-215). Chichester: Wiley.
Mayer, J. D. (1986). How mood influences cognition. In N. E. Sharkey (Ed.), Advances in Cognitive Science (290-314). Chichester, West Sussex: Ellis Harwood Limited.
Mayer, J. D. & Gaschke, Y. N. (1988). The experience and meta-experience of mood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55(1), 102-111.
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., Gomberg-Kaufman, S., & Blainey, K. (1991). A broader conception of mood experience. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 60, 100-111.doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.60.1.100
Mayer, J. D., & Stevens, A. A. (1994). An emerging understanding of the reflective (meta-) experience of mood. Journal of Research in Personality, 28, 351-373.
Nolen-Hoeksema, S., & Morrow, J. (1991). A prospective study of depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms following a natural disaster: The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61(1), 115-121. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.61.1.115
Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Parker,L. E.,&Larson, J. (1994). Ruminative coping with depressed mood following loss. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(1), 92-104.doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.67.1.92
Otto, J. H., Döring-Seipel, E., Grebe, M., & Lantermann, E. D. (2001). Development of a questionnaire for measuring perceived emotional intelligence: Attention to, clarity, and repair of emotions. Diagnostica, 47, 178-187. doi: 10.1026//0012-1924.47.4.178
Queirós, M. M., Fernández-Berrocal, P., Extremera, N., Carral, J. M., & Queirós, P. S. (2005). Validação e fiabilidade da versão portuguesa modificada da Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Revista de Psicologia, Educação e Cultura, 9(1), 199-216.
Palmer, B. R., Gignac, G., Bates, T., & Stough, C. (2003). Examining the structure of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. Australian Journal of Psychology, 55, 154-159. doi: 10.1080/0004953042000298612
Rodrigue, S., & Clamageran, S. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2009, from http://www.unh.edu/emotional_intelligence/ei%20Measuring%20Mood/mm%20TTSM%20French%20TMMS.htm
Salovey, P., & Mayer, J.D. (1990). Emotional intelligence. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 9, 185-211.
Salovey, P., Mayer, J. D., Goldman, S. L., Turvey, C., & Palfai, T. P. (1995). Emotional attention, clarity, and repair: Exploring emotional intelligence using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. In J. W. Pennebaker (Ed.), Emotion, disclosure, and health (125-154). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, B. L., Waltz, J., Croyle, K., & Pepper, A. C. (2007). Trait meta-mood and affect as predictors of somatic symptoms and life satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 43, 1786-1795. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2007.05.017.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Authors can retain copyright, while granting the journal right of first publication. Alternatively, authors can transfer copyright to the journal, which then permits authors non-commercial use of the work, including the right to place it in an open access archive. In addition, Creative Commons can be consulted for flexible copyright licenses.
©1999 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
