The Revised Spontaneity Assessment Inventory (SAI-R): Spontaneity, Well-Being, and Stress

Authors

  • DAVID A. KIPPER Author
  • HAIM SHEMER Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/7ynyce15

Keywords:

spontaneity measure

Abstract

The authors studied the construct validity and reliability of a revised version of the Spontaneity Assessment Inventory, the SAI-R. Compared with the original version of the inventory (D. A. Kipper & J. Hundal, 2005) the revised version is slightly shorter, containing only 18 items, and is arranged on a 5-point Likert scale rather than a 6-point scale as in the SAL The authors administered the SAI-R,
the Friedman Well Being Scale (FWBS; P. H. Friedman, 1994), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; S. Cohen, T. Kamarck, & R. Mermelstein, 1983) to 105 adults. The results showed a statistically significant positive correlation between the SAI-R and the FWBS. Also, the SAI-R correlated negative with the measure of stress (FSS) and, as expected, the FSS correlated negatively with the FWBS. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was . 79.

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2026-01-23

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Vol. 59 No. 3 (2006): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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