Measuring psychological well-being in the Chinese

Sheung Tak CHENG; Cheung Ming, Alfred CHAN

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2004.08.013

Measuring psychological well-being in the Chinese

Sheung Tak CHENG
, Cheung Ming, Alfred CHAN

Dept of Politics and Sociology

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Abstract

A 4-item-per-construct version of the Scales of Psychological Well-being (Ryff, 1989) was constructed and administered to a sample of adults in Hong Kong (ages 18-86). Three competing models were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. Results suggested that a simple 6-factor model without any higher-order factor provided the best fit to the data, though only moderatly fitting. Furthermore, an examination of the factor loadings suggests that individual items might need further refinement or replacement. While the original 3-item scales suffered from poor internal consistencies, the new 4-item scales had relatively more acceptable internal consistency coefficients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1307-1316
Number of pages	10
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	38
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2004.08.013
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2005

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sThe preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by the Hospital Authority, for which we are appreciative. We thank the various hospitals which provided assistance in data collection.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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