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.

Item response theory

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Streiner ◽  
Geoffrey R. Norman ◽  
John Cairney
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Past ◽  
Classical Test

Over the past few decades, there has been a revolution in the approach to scale development. Called item response theory (IRT), this approach challenges the notion that scales must be long in order to be reliable, and that psychometric properties of a scale derived from one group of people cannot be applied to different groups. This chapter provides an introduction to IRT, and discusses how it can be used to develop scales and to shorten existing scales that have been developed using the more traditional approach of classical test theory. IRT also can result in scales that have interval-level properties, unlike those derived from classical test theory. Further, it allows people to be compared to one another, even though they may have completed different items, allowing for computer-adapted testing. The chapter concludes by discussing the advantages and disadvantages of IRT.

Psychometric properties of the Mastery Scale-Chinese version: Applying classical test theory and Rasch analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 404-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Ling Chen ◽  
Ping-Chuan Hsiung ◽  
Lyinn Chung ◽  
Shing-Chia Chen ◽  
Ay-Woan Pan
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Classical Test

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

The Chinese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale: Validation and Convergence With Multidimensional Measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-235
Author(s):  
Chin-Lung Chien ◽  
Po-Lin Chen ◽  
Po-Jui Chu ◽  
Hsiang-Yi Wu ◽  
Yi-Chao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Scale Validation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Gender Groups

This article aimed to establish the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS-C) and to investigate the convergence between SHS-C and multidimensional subjective well-being (MSWB). A total of 543 college students completed the following measures: the SHS-C, the MSWB scale, Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale, and the interpersonal harmony scale. The SHS-C showed adequate internal consistent reliability and test–retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed a one-factor structure of the SHS-C, and multigroup CFA showed factor invariance between gender groups. Subjective happiness, as measured by the SHS-C, and MSWB, as measured by life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect, were highly correlated (above .90), suggesting convergent validity. The SHS-C was also correlated with two theoretically different but related constructs, self-esteem and interpersonal harmony, providing evidence of criterion-related validity. The results provide preliminary evidence that the SHS-C is valid with a Chinese-speaking population and that the SHS-C and MSWB may be interchangeable.

The Development and Validation of the Cognitions of Internet Sexual Offending (C-ISO) Scale

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 907-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Paquette ◽  
Franca Cortoni
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sexual Activities ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Development And Validation

Tools designed to measure the cognitions of individuals who engage in sexual activities with children over the Internet are either based on knowledge about men who had committed contact sexual offenses or cognitive phenomena not specifically associated to offending behaviors. Thus, there is no validated tool specifically designed to assess the offense-supportive cognitions of men who use the Internet to sexually offend children. This study developed and validated the Cognitions of Internet Sexual Offending (C-ISO) scale. A sample of 241 men with online and contact sexual as well as with nonsexual offenses completed the C-ISO scale and its psychometric properties, and latent structure was analyzed using both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT), resulting in a final version containing 31 items. The analyses indicate that the C-ISO has excellent psychometric properties and discriminates men with online sexual offenses from those with contact sexual and nonsexual offenses. Implications of the findings for clinical practice and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals The necessity of applying Rasch measurement theory in questionnaire-based public health research

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H S Finbråten ◽  
A L Kleppang ◽  
A M Steigen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Measurement Theory ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Rasch Measurement Theory ◽  
Classical Test

Abstract Background Questionnaires are frequently used in public health research. In order to provide valid and reliable results to generate recommendations for practice and policies, scales with sound psychometric properties are required. Classical test theory such as factor analysis is most frequently used to assess the psychometric properties of scales. However, classical test theory may have limitations in confirming the validity of scales. Only Rasch measurement theory meet the requirements of fundamental measurement, such as additivity, invariance, sufficiency and specific objectivity. The objective is to exemplify how Rasch measurement theory can be used to evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale. Validation of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 is used as an example. Methods This study is based on cross-sectional data from the Youth Data Survey. In total, 6777 adolescents responded to a web-based questionnaire. Data collection was carried out in lower and upper secondary schools in Norway during 2018. The data were analysed using the partial credit parameterization of the unidimensional Rasch model. Results Preliminary results indicated that the scale had acceptable reliability (person separation index: 0.82). However, one pair of items shows response dependence. The targeting could have been better (mean person location: -1.445). All items had ordered thresholds. Three items under-discriminated. Several items displayed differential item functioning with regard to gender and school level. Conclusions Applying Rasch measurement theory measurement problems that would go undetected using classical test theory approaches were observed. Scales used in public health research should be thoroughly validated applying Rasch measurement theory before the data are used to support claims about public health and used to provide recommendations for policy and practice. Key messages Public health practice and policy should be based on information from valid and reliable scales. Rasch measurement theory should be used to evaluate psychometric properties of scales used in public health research.

Positive orientation: explorations on what is common to life satisfaction, self-esteem, and optimism

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Vittorio Caprara ◽  
Patrizia Steca ◽  
Guido Alessandri ◽  
John R. Abela ◽  
Chad M. McWhinnie
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
Positive Orientation ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Latent Dimension ◽  
University Of Rome ◽  
The University

Aim– Literature documents that the judgments people hold about themselves, their life, and their future are important ingredients of their psychological functioning and well-being, and are commonly related to each other.Methods– We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) under the classical test theory, regression analysis, and a cross national design.Results– This study provides new findings attesting to the hypothesis that evaluations about oneself, one's life, and one's future rest on a common mode of viewing experiences which we named “Positive Orientation”.Conclusions– Results from an Italian and a Canadian study are resented, attesting to a latent dimension that lies at the core of positive evaluations and that corroborates the utility of the new construct as a critical component of individuals’ well-functioning.Declaration of Interest:This study was partially supported by Grants from the MIUR, 2002 and 2005, and by a Grant from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 2002 to Gian Vittorio Caprara. Authors declare “no potential conflict of interest”.

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