Personal Wellbeing Index: A Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance Study Across Four Countries

Jovanović, Veljko; Cummins, Robert A.; Weinberg, Melissa K.; Kaliterna, Ljiljana; Prizmić‐Larsen, Zvjezdana

doi:10.1007/s10902-018-9966-2

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“…Our study adds to the literature on the cross-cultural validity of the PWI by showing that both the 7-and 8-item versions have factorial validity in India; however, caution is urged when comparing means between nations (due to factors such as cultural response bias) [7]. While research has investigated the cross-cultural equivalence of the scale between some countries [35], more research is needed to determine the scalar equivalence of the PWI in Western and non-Western samples (including India and China).…”

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Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index

2019

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The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) is a commonly used measure of life satisfaction that reflects a person's level of subjective wellbeing (SWB). The present study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the PWI in a large sample of Indian adults and describe their SWB. Methods: 2,004 Indian adults completed a cross-sectional online survey, which was presented in English and included the PWI and demographic questions. The sample was split to assess the psychometric properties of the 7-item (n = 981) and 8-item (n = 937) versions of the PWI. Results:Both the 7-and 8-item versions of the PWI demonstrated adequate internal consistency ( = .89 and .88 respectively). The global means for both versions of the PWI (7-item = 74.43, 8-item = 73.82) were within the normative range for Western countries. Achieving in life had the lowest domain scores for both the 7-item (M = 70.51) and 8-item (M = 68.37) versions; the spirituality or religion domain had the highest domain score in the 8-item version (M = 78.84). Conclusion:The findings suggest that both the 7-and 8-item versions of the PWI are valid and reliable measures of life satisfaction for use in India. The global mean scores for both versions of the PWI were within the normative range for Western countries. In this study Indians reported high levels of satisfaction with their spirituality or religion, suggesting this domain may be an important contributor of SWB; however, more research is needed to determine this.

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Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index

2019

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“…More advanced methods to investigate measurement invariance like Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MGCFA, e.g. Jovanović et al, 2019) or Multigroup Latent Class Analysis (MGLCA, e.g. Eid et al, 2003) are advisable and should be prioritized in future research.…”

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Do Cross-National and Ethnic Group Bullying Comparisons Represent Reality? Testing Instruments for Structural Equivalence and Structural Isomorphism

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Bullying in schools is a widespread phenomenon, witnessed worldwide, with negative consequences for victims and perpetrators. Although it is an international issue, there are several issues with cross-national and cross-cultural/ethnic research that can make comparisons between countries and cultures/ethnic groups difficult including language, cultural perception, and/or methodological issues. As statistical techniques rapidly develop, there may be more scope to be statistically creative in how we assess the utility of one tool across different groups such as cultures, nations, etc. At the very least, an attempt to do this should be paramount in studies investigating different groups (e.g., from different countries) at one time. This study investigated bullying and victimization rates in a large cross-ethnic and -country comparison between adolescents from four countries and five different ethnic groups including: Israel (Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinian Israelis), Palestine (the Gaza Strip), Germany, and Greece. A total of 3,186 school children aged 12–15 years completed self-report questionnaires of peer bullying/victimization. A stepwise data analytic approach was used to test comparability of the psychometric properties: (1) Structural equivalence contributes to the valid use of the instrument in cultural contexts other than the one for which the instrument has been developed. Structural equivalence is a necessary condition for the justification of indirect or direct comparisons between cultural groups. (2) Additionally, structural isomorphism is necessary to demonstrate that the same internal structure of the instrument applies to the cultural and individual levels. Findings support the internal structural equivalence of the questionnaire with the exception of the Palestinian sample from the Gaza Strip. Subsequently, exploratory factor analysis on the cultural level structure revealed a one-factor structure with congruence measure below 0.85. Thus, no evidence was found for internal structural isomorphism suggesting that no direct comparisons of cultural samples was justified. These results are discussed in detail and the implications for the international research community and cross-national/-ethnic comparison studies in bullying are addressed.

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“…The PWI-A demonstrates good to excellent internal consistency with Cronbach's αs reported between .70 -.91 in Australian samples (Hutton et al, 2013;International Wellbeing Group, 2013;Jovanović et al, 2019).…”

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Measuring COVID-19 Fear and Threat in Australian, Indian, and Nepali University Students

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The present study describes the adaption and scale validation of a brief measure of contagion-related fear and threat in Australian, Indian, and Nepali university students in Australia at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapted from Ho, Kwong-Lo, Mak, and Wong’s (2005) SARS fear scale, the Contagion Fear and Threat Scale (CFTS) was developed rapidly to capture COVID-19 pandemic-related fear. The 10-item scale was administered to 164 Australian, 111 Indian, and 147 Nepali university students studying in Australia in May-June 2020. Factor analysis revealed two 5-item factors in the Australian student sample: Fear of Infection and Existential Threat. These factors were largely reflected in the Indian student sample but substantially different in the Nepali student sample. The convergent and discriminant validity of the full CFTS, Fear, and Threat scales are indicated via correlations with established measures of depression, anxiety, stress, subjective wellbeing, and locus of control. Psychometric variance of the CFTS between the three samples are considered in terms of demographic, sociocultural, and linguistic differences.

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Personal Wellbeing Index: A Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance Study Across Four Countries

Cited by 29 publications

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Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index

Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index

Do Cross-National and Ethnic Group Bullying Comparisons Represent Reality? Testing Instruments for Structural Equivalence and Structural Isomorphism

Measuring COVID-19 Fear and Threat in Australian, Indian, and Nepali University Students

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