ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Psychometric Properties of the Positive Thinking Skills Scale (PTSS) among Portuguese Adults.
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- Strength-based capacity-building interventions to promote adolescents' mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of a positive thinking skills training program on psychological adjustment among psychiatric patients' caregivers.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Resilience processes among Ukrainian youth preparing to build resilience with peers during the Ukraine-Russia war.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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backgroundPositive thinking is a cognitive attitude that focuses on optimism and aims for positive results. Positive thinking leads to positive emotions, more adaptive behaviors, and better problem solving. Positive thoughts can inspire individuals and have been linked to increased psychological health. On the other hand, negative thoughts are related to unsatisfactory mental health.
objectivesThis study aimed to analyze the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Positive Thinking Skills Scale (PTSS) and to verify the correlations between positive thinking, resilience, and repetitive negative thinking.
participantsThe sample comprised 220 Portuguese participants between 18 and 62 years of age (
methodParticipants responded to an online sociodemographic questionnaire, the PTSS, the Persistent and Intrusive Negative Thoughts Scale (PINTS), and the Resilience Scale-10 (RS-10).
resultsConfirmatory factor analysis results indicated that the original one-factor structure of the PTSS obtained good fits. An excellent value of internal consistency was found. The results also revealed convergent and discriminant validity.
conclusionThe PTSS is a brief and reliable instrument for assessing positive thinking skills, and its use in research is recommended.
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