Reliability and validity of the Brief Emotional Experience Scale (BEES) as a measure of emotional well-being

Rogers, Shane L and Brown, Nicole and Goulding, Matthew and Campbell, Kathryn and Mills, Brennen and Hollett, Ross and Cruickshank, Travis and Nosaka, Kazunori (2025) Reliability and validity of the Brief Emotional Experience Scale (BEES) as a measure of emotional well-being. Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 15 (5). ISSN 2076-328X

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Abstract

This study presents initial reliability and validity evidence for the Brief Emotional Experience Scale (BEES) as a measure of emotional well-being. Using ordinal confirmatory factor analysis across three cross-sectional samples, Australian university students (n = 1239), the general public (n = 5631), and school students from Australia and the UK (n = 767). A correlated two-factor structure was supported. In the university sample, the BEES demonstrated strong convergent validity with other well-being measures and was linked to the lowest levels of reported distress when completing the survey. Preliminary cut-offs for high emotional distress were developed via comparison with the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), identifying around 20% of females and 10% of males as highly distressed. The findings of this research indicate the BEES can be utilised as a simple, flexible, and low-burden measure of emotional well-being.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	** From Europe PMC via Jisc Publications Router ** History: ppub 01-05-2025; epub 09-05-2025. ** Licence for this article: cc by
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Factor analysis, reliability, Emotional Well-being, Psychometric Evaluation, Convergent Validity, Emotion Measurement, Self-report Measurement, Adjective-based Questionnaire, Brief Emotional Experience Scale
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Institutes and Academies > Institute of Education and Humanities > Centre for Professional Learning and Leadership
SWORD Depositor:	JISC Publications Router
Depositing User:	JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited:	24 Jun 2025 11:07
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2025 11:09
URI:	https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/3757

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