Ryff’s Six-factor Model of Psychological Well-being, A Spanish Exploration

Abstract

This article aims to provide researchers interested in using Ryff's Scales of Psychological Wellbeing with additional information to make an informed decision on the scales and items to use. It builds on the discussion in the literature on the six factor structure of this measure. An alternative shortened version of this wellbeing measure (Van Dierendonck 2004). Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 629-643) was analyzed in a combined Spanish language sample from Spain and Columbia. Using confirmatory factor analysis, one-, two-, three-and six-factor models were compared. The results showed that indeed four out the six dimensions overlapped considerably. Nevertheless, the model that fit the data best was the six factor model with one underlying second order well-being factor, hereby confirming Ryff's model in a non-Anglo-Saxon culture.Keywords Well-being Á Measurement People have always been interested in the answer to the question: What is a good life? Frequently, the good life is directly connected to well-being and a happy life. Already in the age of the old Greeks, Aristotle wrote that the quest for happiness is the most important striving of men. Now-a-days, we see that the attention for the good life increases within the social sciences. Research into the good life has been encouraged by the seminal work of Ryff (1989a, b). She developed an integrated theoretical framework of well-being on the basis of an extensive literature review. The most important perspectives were: life span theories (e.g., Erikson 1959), clinical theories on personal growth (e.g., Maslow 1968;Rogers 1961;Allport 1961) and the criteria of positive mental health formulated by Jahoda (1958). In addition, she incorporated insights from her own research on development during the course of life (Ryff 1995;Ryff and Keyes 1995) and on an elaborate overview

Bem-estar psicológico: definição, avaliação e principais correlatos

“…Todas as versões da EBEP têm demonstrado bons parâmetros psicométricos e correlações elevadas com a escala original de Ryff (1989). Essas escalas foram adaptadas e/ou traduzidas em diversos países, incluindo Itália (Ruini, Ottolini, Rafanelli, Ryff & Fava, 2003), Grécia (Vleioras & Bosma, 2005), Austrália (Burns & Machin, 2009), China (Cheng & Chan, 2005), Canadá (Clarke, Marshall, Ryff & Wheaton, 2001), Alemanha (Fleeson & Baltes, 1996), Coreia do Sul (Jin & Moon, 2006;, Portugal (Novo, 2003), Suécia (Lindfors & Lundberg, 2002), e Espanha (van Dierendonck, Díaz, Rodríguez-Carvajal, Blanco & Moreno-Jiménez, 2007).…”

“…Alguns desses estudos corroboram o modelo teórico de seis dimensões (Cheng & Chan, 2005;Clarke et al, 2001;van Dierendonck et al, 2007), enquanto outros indicam melhor ajuste quando adicionado um fator de segunda ordem, composto pelas seis dimensões do construto (Lindfors, Berntsson & Lundberg, 2006;van Dierendonck, 2005;Ryff & Keyes, 1995 (Ryff & Singer, 2006). Desta forma, ambos os modelos, multidimensional e hierár-quico, são utilizados atualmente.…”

Envejecimiento y bienestar: Avances en investigación

“…Así, y a partir de estos antecedentes, Ryff (1989) define seis dimensiones de las que constaría el bienestar psicológi-co: autoaceptación, relaciones positivas con los demás, dominio del ambiente, autonomía, crecimiento personal y propósito en la vida, y elabora un cuestionario multidimensional (las escalas de bienestar psicológico) para reflejar este concepto, que ha sido ampliamente replicado en diferentes contextos internacionales y nacionales ( Kafka & Kozma, 2002;Meléndez, Tomás, Oliver & Navarro, 2009;Navarro et al, 2008;Tomás et al, 2008;Triadó, 2003;Triadó, Villar, Solé & Celdrán, 2007;Triadó, Villar, Solé y Osuna, 2005;Van Dierendonck, 2004;Van Dierendonck, Díaz, Rodríguez-Carvajal, Blanco & Moreno-Jiménez, 2008;Villar et al, 2003).…”

Escala de Bienestar Psicológico para Adolescentes

“…Este constructo es clave en el estudio de la adolescencia, sin embargo en las culturas latinoamericanas, en donde los adolescentes viven y dependen de sus padres, esta dimensión resulta ser un constructo confuso para los jóvenes , por lo que es necesario realizar más investigación al respecto. Los resultados de los estudios realizados en Argentina y México no coinciden totalmente con los obtenidos por van Dierendonck et al (2008), ya que si bien el modelo parece ser útil en una cultura diferente a la anglosajona, no se mantuvieron las seis escalas propuestas por Ryff (Balcázar et al, 2009;MedinaCalvillo et al, 2013).…”