The Turkish Version of the Emotion Crafting Scale

This entry presents the Turkish translation of the Emotion Crafting Scale, an instrument originally developed by Van der Kaap-Deeder et al (2023) to measure individuals’ awareness of positive-emotion inducing situations (awareness) and their proactive efforts to strengthen positive emotions (action). The items were adapted from the original English version into Turkish using a rigorous back-translation method to ensure both linguistic precision and cultural equivalence. This process was carried out by a team of three researchers fluent in both English and Turkish, including one expert from the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies and two experts in the field of Psychology. The scale consists of 12 items and is structured around two dimensions: Awareness and Action. The Awareness subscale is calculated by taking the average of items 3, 6, 9, and 12, while the Action subscale is determined by the average of items 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11. There are no reverse-coded items. Higher scores indicate higher emotion crafting awareness and emotion crafting action. Please be advised that this submission represents the initial translation phase; comprehensive psychometric testing regarding reliability and validity within a Turkish sample is currently in progress. Researchers are welcome to utilize these items for studies provided they cite the original development study and this initial translation. Original Scale Reference: Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Wichstrøm, L., Mouratidis, A., Matos, L., & Steinsbekk, S. (2023). Emotion crafting: Individuals as agents of their positive emotional experiences. Motivation and Emotion, 47(5), 870-886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-023-10035-0 Turkish Scale Reference: Taşkesen, N., Guldeste, G., Uyar, P., Çetin, D., Barutçu Yıldırım, F., & Van der Kaap-Deeder, J. (2026). The Turkish Version of the Emotion Crafting Scale. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19113882