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KVE
Kurzfragebogen zur Verspieltheit im Erwachsenenalter
Short abstract
The KVE measures playfulness in adulthood as the rapid onset and high intensity of playful experiences in everyday life, coupled with the frequent showing of playful activities. It consists of five items. Reliability: The statistical power were rit = .64 for all items and the internal consistency for Cronbach's Alpha = .80. Test retest instabilities were rtt = .74 for a period of 12 to 16 weeks. Validity: Both exploratory (main component analysis) and confirmatory factor analyses confirm the best fit of the data for a one-factor solution. The item intercorrelations were in the expected range. Reported correlations with features near and far from the design support the existence of discriminant and convergent validity. High and low playful persons (median split) also differed in their assessment of organized and unorganized workplaces as well as in their assessment of complex and less complex works of art in the expected direction.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: KVE. Kurzfragebogen zur Verspieltheit im Erwachsenenalter. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9006698
Citation
Proyer, R. T. (2014). KVE. Kurzfragebogen zur Verspieltheit im Erwachsenenalter [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6553
Short information
Short Name KVE
English Name Short Measure of Adult Playfulness (SMAP)
Authors Proyer, R. T.
Published in Test archive 2014
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Key words Self-Evaluation, Attitudes
Language versions deu
Application age 18 years and older (possibly also for teenagers)
Item number 5 items
Subscales None; Playfulness.
Application Time ca. 3 min.
Interpretation time Less than a minute.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = .80. Test retest reliability: rtt = .74 (interval: 12-16 weeks).
Findings on one-dimensionality, discriminatory and convergent validity.
N = 4 100
Applications Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Proyer, R. T. (2012). Kurzfragebogen zur Verspieltheit im Erwachsenenalter. Short Measure for Adult Playfulness: The SMAP. Zürich: Universität Zürich, Psychologisches Institut, Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Diagnostik. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 9006698
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Contact information
Prof. Dr. (habil.) René T. Proyer, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Psychologie, Abteilung Psychologische Diagnostik und Differentielle Psychologie, Emil-Abderhalden-Straße 26-27, D-06108 Halle (Saale)