Adaptation and Measurement Invariance by Gender of the Flourishing Scale in a Colombian Sample

Abstract

There is increasing interest in the study of flourishing as an indicator of subjective wellbeing. The objective herein was to adapt and study the psychometric properties of Diener’s Flourishing Scale (FS) among the Colombian population. Accordingly, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a non-probability sample of 1255 Colombian adults. The scale’s structure, invariance by gender, and convergent and concurrent validity were studied from a confirmatory perspective using structural equation models. The confirmatory factor analysis showed excellent fit indicators for the one-dimensional structure (CFI = 0.985, RMSEA = 0.039, SRMR = 0.020) as well as for the convergent (CFI = 0.909, RMSEA = 0.050, SRMR = 0.063) and concurrent (CFI = 0.966, RMSEA = 0.036, SRMR = 0.041) validity models. The correlations calculated among flourishing with positive and negative effects (PANAS), satisfaction with life (SWL), and optimism and pessimism (LOT) were statistically significant and as expected. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender was confirmed. Percentiles were provided for the total score. The FS scale was a valid and reliable measure to assess high levels of wellbeing among the Colombian population.

Yeni̇ Esenli̇k Ölçeği̇: Türkçe Formu Geçerli̇li̇k Ve Güveni̇li̇rli̇k Çalişmasi

“…Tong ve Wang (2017), Çin'de gerçekleştirdikleri araştırmada, daha düşük sosyal statüye (eğitim ve gelir düzeyine bağlı olarak) sahip katılımcıların, esenlik puanlarının daha düşük olduğunu bulmuşlardır. Esenlik Ölçeğinin Kolombiyada geçerlik ve güvenilirliğini inceleyen bir araştırmada, katılımcıların esenlik puanlarının ABD'de gerçekleştirilen araştırmalarda elde edilen puanlardan daha yüksek bulunduğu ve madde puanları dağılımının homojen olduğu belirtilmiştir (Martín-Carbonell, 2021).…”

Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) in the General Colombian Population

“…Thus, the Spanish versions of the items which were developed with the back-translation procedure were selected, as recommended [ 33 , 34 ], but we also considered the criteria outlined by judges with a knowledge of the Colombian cultural context. This procedure made it possible to identify that the adjective ‘asustado’ (afraid) in the Spanish version had a different meaning for Colombians, so this word was replaced with ‘temeroso’ (afraid).…”

“…High scores indicate that respondents consider themselves to be on positive terms concerning important areas of functioning. It was validated in this general sample of Colombian adults and showed an internal consistency of 0.92 in the present sample [ 34 ].…”

An Examination of the Relationships Between Parenting Behaviors and Adolescents Well-being: A Cross-cultural Comparision

“…Those studies suggest that whether the associations between such parenting behaviors and developmental outcomes are universal (or cultural-specific) is not clear yet. Moreover, it is believed that examining children's positive functionings (psychological flourishing) in addition to their emotional dimensions of subjective well-being (positive and negative affect) would offer a better understanding of well-being since these constructs are accepted as indicators of well-being (Gök & Kocayörük, 2019;Martín-Carbonell et al, 2021). For that reason, the current study aimed to examine the link between parenting behaviors and adolescents' well-being in two different countries; one country shows individualistic orientations, France and the other country shows both individualistic and collectivist orientations, Turkey.…”