The validity and reliability of the Nummenmaa Emotion Experience Test and gender differences in emotion experience

Bos, Jesse Lucas Reijer (2024) The validity and reliability of the Nummenmaa Emotion Experience Test and gender differences in emotion experience. Master thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

Introduction. Impairments in social cognition negatively affect social functioning and quality of life. Bodily experience of emotions is an important aspect for which there are no well-validated tests. Therefore we analyzed the reliability and validity of the Nummenmaa Emotion Experience Test (NEET). If there are gender differences in emotion experience separate norm groups are required. Therefore the second aim was to study gender differences in emotion experience. Method. Internal consistency was used to measure reliability. To study the convergent validity the Facial Expressions of Emotions Stimuli and Tests (FEEST) and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were administered to a sample of 30 people. The Trail Making Test (TMT) was administered to test discriminant validity. Results. The NEET had low internal consistency (α = .424). Correlations between the NEET and TMT (p = .575), FEEST (p = .984) and TAS-20 (p = .631) were non-significant, while it had a moderate correlation with the ‘Difficulty Describing Feelings’ subscale of the TAS-20 (p = .733). No gender differences on the NEET were found, except for pride on which men scored higher (p = .020). Conclusion. There are no gender differences in emotion experience except for pride for which men score higher. The NEET has low reliability and promising validity with a high discriminant validity and a high convergent validity when compared to the most similar scale even though the association with the other scales was lacking. This was likely affected by small sample size and few items used in this study.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master)
Supervisor name:	Gelmers, F.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology]
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2024 13:22
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2024 13:22
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4242

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