BULGARIAN ADAPTATION OF THE “HOPE”, “BOREDOM” AND “HELPLESSNESS” SCALES FROM ACHIEVEMENT EMOTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE (PART I): NOB CLASS-RELATED SCALE

Authors

  • Penka Yordanova Hristova New Bulgarian University
  • Dimitar Vladislavov Atanasov New Bulgarian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37708/psyct.v14i1.522

Keywords:

Achievement Emotions Questionnaire, Bulgarian adaptation, hope, boredom, hopelessness.

Abstract

The Bulgarian adaptation of the “hope”, “boredom” and “hopelessness” scales of the Achievement emotions questionnaire (AEQ) was accomplished within a representative sample of 800 students. The Confirmatory and Exploratory analyses revealed that the 3 factor model with the three discrete emotions (hope, boredom, and hopelessness), standing for each of the individual factors, had an adequate fit. The reliability of the adapted scales is good (,80 < McDonald’s omega <,90). The validity of the instrument assessed with the between-scale correlations of the adapted scale (positive correlation between the same emotional valence and negative correlation between the different emotional valence scales) and the correlations between the adapted scales and the subject grade, GPA, and state exam grades of 7th graders are theoretically and empirically consistent. The same results for the reliability, validity, and internal structure of the adapted scale were confirmed in a subsequent study with an independent sample of 255 respondents. 

Author Biographies

  • Penka Yordanova Hristova, New Bulgarian University

    Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology at New Bulgarian University, associate professor


    Пенка Христова има магистърска степен по когнитивна наука и докторска степен по психология. Преподавател е в Нов Български Университет, където води предимно курсове по когнитивна психология. Изследователските ѝ интереси и научни публикации са в областта на човешкото мислене и памет, но също екзекутивни функции, емоции и мотивация. Използва  предимно поведенчиски експерименти в работата си, но също и въпросници, анализ на протоколи и други самоотчетни мерки.  Автор е на статии и студии, публикувани на български и чужди езици.  Участва в научно-изследователски и приложни национални и международни проекти.


  • Dimitar Vladislavov Atanasov, New Bulgarian University

    Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology at New Bulgarian University, associate professor

     

    Основните интереси на доц. д-р Димитър Атанасов са в областта на статистическите методи, използвани в психометрията, разклоняващите се стохастични процеси и приложението на статистическите методи в различни области на науката.Участвал е в редица национални и международни проекти. Автор е на можество публикации в областта на статистиката и нейните приложения. В преподавателската си практика е разработил курсове в различни области на приложната статистика,статистическото моделиране и анализ на данни.   Член е на Българското статистическо дружество и на Българското дружество за измерване и оценяване в образованието.


     

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Published

2021-04-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021)

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Research Articles

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