IntroductionThe SHS is a brief four-item measure of global subjective happiness rated on a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). SHS is suited for different age, occupational, linguistic, and cultural groups, is easy to implement and its short form possesses measurement accuracy.ObjectivesTo test the psychometric properties of SHS.AimsTo validate an easy to use and valid measurement, for primary care and during treatment assessment in psychiatric patients with emotional disorder(PPED) and general population (GP) in Greece.MethodsTranslation was performed using the multiple forward and backward translation protocol. Life orientation test (GrLOT-R), Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS) and Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS), was also administered to check construct validity of SWLS.Results856 adults participated, 218 (25.5%) males, 638 (74.5%) females. The total scale of the SWLS had a coefficient alpha of .756. Item - total correlations where from .223-.735. Factor analysis has supported a unidimensional model with 1 factor explaining 59.4% of the total variance. Mean scores differed significantly between GP (M=18.4±4.4) and PPED (M=15.2±4.2) (Mean differences=4.622 p< .001). There was significant negative correlation with stress (r=-.443 p< .001) anxiety (r=-.350 p< .001) and depression (-.416 p< .001) and positive with GrLOT-R (r=.574 p< .001) and SWLS (r=.678 p< .001).ConclusionsThe results of the current validation study suggest that the Greek translation of the SHS is both reliable and valid, with good construct and discriminant validity and psychometric properties close to those reported in the international literature.
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