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The scales of general well-being (SGWB)

Longo, Ylenio; Coyne, Iain; Joseph, Stephen

Authors

Ylenio Longo

Iain Coyne



Abstract

This paper presents the development and validation of a new well-being questionnaire: the Scales of General Well-Being (SGWB). A review of current measures identified fourteen common constructs as lower-order indicators of well-being: happiness, vitality, calmness, optimism, involvement, self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-worth, competence, development, purpose, significance, self-congruence and connection. Three studies were then conducted. In study 1, the item pool was developed and the adequacy of its content to assess each of the fourteen constructs was evaluated by consulting a panel of six subject expert academics. In study 2, the dimensionality was assessed in an adult North American sample (N = 560). The results supported the hierarchical factor structure. In study 3, further evidence confirmed the factor structure, and provided support for the measure’s internal and test-retest reliability, measurement invariance across gender, age and a longitudinal period of 5 weeks, and criterion validity in an adult North American sample (N = 1,101). The SGWB promises to be a useful research tool that provides both a global measure of well-being as well as a collection of fourteen individual health-related scales.

Citation

Longo, Y., Coyne, I., & Joseph, S. (2017). The scales of general well-being (SGWB). Personality and Individual Differences, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.005

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 22, 2016
Online Publication Date Jan 10, 2017
Publication Date Apr 15, 2017
Deposit Date Jan 12, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Personality and Individual Differences
Print ISSN 0191-8869
Electronic ISSN 0191-8869
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 109
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.005
Keywords Scale development; Scale validation; Bifactor; Higher-order; Well-being; Measurement; Quality of life
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/856167
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886917300065

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