РУССКОЯЗЫЧНАЯ ВЕРСИЯ ОПРОСНИКА СПОСОБНОСТИ К СМАКОВАНИЮ ПОЗИТИВНЫХ СОБЫТИЙ

Abstract

Objective. Th e present study aimed to validate the Russian version of the SBI and determine its factorial structure. Method. Th e participants were 490 adults mainly from Moscow. Th e following measures were used: the Russian version of the SBI, the life orientation test, the attributional style questionnaire, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, the gratitude scale, the positive and negative aff ect scale, the satisfaction with life scale, the subjective happiness scale, and the Riff ’s scale of psychological well-being. Results. Confi rmatory factor analysis has supported the theoretically expected three-factor structure of the measure. Th ree factors of savoring the moment, anticipation and reminiscence were moderately related. Th e validity of the methodology is confi rmed by correlations of savoring with indicators of psychological well-being, happiness, dispositional optimism, optimistic attributional style for positive events, gratitude, positive aff ect, life satisfaction and self-esteem. All three subscales of savoring and total savoring score showed high level of internal consistency. Th e convergent and structural validity of the method was proved. Conclusion. Th e study showed that the Russian version of the SBI is a valid and reliable instrument to assess savoring ability both in total and in three aspects of the past, present and future.