Assessment of the psychometric properties of the subjective happiness scale among emerging, young, and middle-aged adult populations in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Adibe Agbo
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Middle Aged Adult

scholarly journals Unhappy While Depressed: Examining the Dimensionality, Reliability and Validity of the Subjective Happiness Scale in a Spanish Sample of Patients with Depressive Disorders

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10964
Author(s):  
Albert Feliu-Soler ◽  
Javier de de Diego-Adeliño ◽  
Juan V. Luciano ◽  
Ioseba Iraurgi ◽  
Carlo Alemany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale

Despite the considerable amount of research evidence on the significant role of subjective happiness on mental health, there is no psychometric study of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) in psychiatric samples. This study was aimed at exploring the psychometric properties of the SHS in a Spanish sample of patients with depressive disorders. Participants were 174 patients with a depressive disorder (70% diagnosed as major depressive disorder) who completed the SHS, the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (QIDS-SR16), and the EQ-5D Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-5D VAS). Depressive symptoms were also assessed by means of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS17) and the Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) Scale. Dimensionality, internal consistency reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness to change of the SHS were examined. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the original one-factor structure of the scale. The SHS exhibited good-to-excellent results for internal consistency (α = 0.83) and for convergent [EQ-5D VAS (r = 0.71)] and divergent [QIDS-SR16 (r = −0.72), HDRS17 (r = −0.60) and CGI-S (r = −0.61)] construct validity. The ability of the SHS to differentiate between depression severity levels as well as its responsiveness to clinical change were both highly satisfactory (p < 0.001 in both cases). The SHS retained the soundness of psychometric properties showed in non-clinical samples in a sample of patients with depressive disorders, which supports its use as a reliable and valid outcome measure in the treatment of such disorders.

Psychometric properties of the Subjective Happiness Scale in Four Asian countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Powell ◽  
Caryl James Bateman ◽  
Daria Gerasimova ◽  
André Bateman ◽  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of a Portuguese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale

2010 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Spagnoli ◽  
António Caetano ◽  
Ana Silva
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale

Adaptation of the Steen Happiness Index (SHI) to Brazil: A Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of the SHI and the Subjective Happiness Scale

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110243
Author(s):  
Cristian Zanon ◽  
Rodrigo Rodrigues Fabretti ◽  
Jucimara Zacarias Martins ◽  
Patrick J. Heath
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Authentic Happiness

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Steen Happiness Index (SHI)—a measure of authentic happiness designed for intervention research—in a sample of Brazilian security workers. The SHI has yet to be used in a Brazilian sample and has the potential to assess both eudaimonic and hedonic happiness in Brazil. The psychometric properties of the SHI were also compared with those of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), a widely used happiness measure, using classical test theory and item response theory. Military police officers, civilian police officers, and military firefighters ( N = 435) completed the SHI, SHS, and measures of well-being, optimism, and psychopathological symptoms. Exploratory factor analysis provided support for a one-factor SHI—rather than the three-factor structure found in previous research. The unidimensional SHI also better discriminated between low, medium, and high levels of happiness, and did not demonstrate a ceiling effect when compared with the SHS. Advantages and disadvantages of both scales are discussed.

scholarly journals Relationship between Social Skills and Happiness: Differences by Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7929
Author(s):  
Carlos Salavera ◽  
Pablo Usán
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between social skills and happiness in 1st-year Teaching School students, as well as possible gender differences. The sample comprised 243 Teaching School students (Primary Education) in Zaragoza, including 110 men (45.27%) and 133 women (54.73%), aged 18–25 (average age 20.23 years; s.d. = 1.586). In order to analyse the relationship between social skills and subjective happiness, the Scale of Social Skills and Subjective Happiness Scale were used. While men scored higher in all social skills-related factors, women scored higher in all factors related to happiness. The study shows that factors such as self-expression in social settings and the ability to say no and cut off social interactions have a direct and significant effect on happiness among men, while self-expression in social settings and the ability to express anger led to a higher perception of happiness among women. Similarly, situations such as asking for and defending rights have an indirect and significant effect in men, reducing their levels of happiness. In the case of women, no social skills factors were found that led to lower happiness. It may be concluded that significant gender differences exist, although broader and lateral studies are needed in order to examine the relationship between gender identities, social skills and subjective happiness more in depth, and thus, understand the effect of these constructs in the development of personality.

scholarly journals Lifespan Changes in the Countermanding Performance of Young and Middle Aged Adult Rats

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Beuk ◽  
Richard J. Beninger ◽  
Martin Paré
Keyword(s):  
Middle Aged ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Middle Aged Adult

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale: Evidence from the Hong Kong FAMILY Cohort

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairong Nan ◽  
Michael Y. Ni ◽  
Paul H. Lee ◽  
Wilson W. S. Tam ◽  
Tai Hing Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale

scholarly journals A Case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a MIddle-Aged Adult

JHN Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Mahdi ◽  
Peter Abdelmalik ◽  
Mark Curtis ◽  
Barak Bar
Keyword(s):  
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Middle Aged Adult
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