Internal and external validity of the WHO Well‐Being Scale in the elderly general population

Heun, Reinhard; Burkart, Martin; Maier, Wolfgang; Bech, Per

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb00973.x

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“…The WHO Well-Being Scale-5 (Heun, Burkart, Maier, & Bech, 1999) was used to measure subjective wellbeing. Heun et al (1999) reported that this five-item scale (e.g., 'I have felt cheerful and in good spirits') has a coefficient alpha of .95.…”

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The Role of Psychosocial Resources in the Adjustment of Migrant Adolescents

Farahani

Bradley

2018

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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A dolescents who immigrate face particular adjustment challenges. This study investigated (a) levels of wellbeing and depression in migrant adolescents and their Australian native counterparts, (b) associations between adjustment and four psychosocial resources, and (c) moderating effects of country of birth on the relationships between these resources and adjustment indices. The sample (N = 327) included students born in Australia, English-speaking countries other than Australia, and non-Englishspeaking countries. Students born outside of Australia in English-speaking countries reported highest mean levels of wellbeing and ethnic identity. Ethnic identity did not have the expected protective effects on migrant adolescent adjustment. In contrast, a sense of school membership affected Australian-born adolescents more positively than it did their overseas-born peers. The results raise questions regarding sources of support and connectedness that might particularly help migrant adolescents.

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“…Heun et al (1999) reported that this five-item scale (e.g., 'I have felt cheerful and in good spirits') has a coefficient alpha of .95.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Psychosocial Resources in the Adjustment of Migrant Adolescents

Farahani

Bradley

2018

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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“…The WHO-5 is a widely used and valid measure of subjective well-being (Bonsignore, Barkow, Jessen, & Heun, 2001;Heun, Burkart, Maier, & Bech, 1999). Participants were asked to indicate how each of the statements applied to them "right now" (instead of "during the last two weeks").…”

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Striving for Unwanted Goals: Stress-Dependent Discrepancies Between Explicit and Implicit Achievement Motives Reduce Subjective Well-Being and Increase Psychosomatic Symptoms.

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Kaschel²,

Kühl³

2005

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Three studies investigated the relevance of affect regulation, stressful life events, and congruence between explicit achievement orientation and implicit achievement motive for subjective well-being and symptom formation. According to personality systems interactions (PSI) theory, stressful life events were expected to reduce motive congruence when the ability to self-regulate affect was impaired (i.e., state orientation). Consistent with expectations, the State Orientation ϫ Stress interaction predicted incongruence in healthy participants (Studies 1 and 3) and in patients (Study 2). Furthermore, incongruence partially mediated the direct State Orientation ϫ Stress effect on subjective well-being (Studies 1 and 3) and the course of psychosomatic complaints over 3 months (Study 2). In Study 3, the experimental induction of threat reduced motive congruence in state-oriented participants compared with an acceptance condition. Findings underscore the importance of assessing motive congruence as a "hidden stressor" and validate a new operant multimotive test.

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“…The short form of the WHO Well-Being Scale contains 5 items that reliably assess individuals' well-being over the past 30 days (WBS-5, Heun et al, 1999). Items are rated 0 to 3, and higher scores indicate greater subjective well-being.…”

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Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors

Maráz

Brink

Demetrovics

2015

Psychiatry Research

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Compulsive buying is a relatively new psychopathological concept and very few data are currently available regarding the prevalence and validity of compulsive buying disorder. In this cross-sectional study, we establish the prevalence of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors and explore the construct validity of the concept using the revised version of the Edwards Compulsive Buying Scale in 1,441 shopping mall visitors looking at shopping habits, current substance use (smoking, alcohol and illicit drug) and various psychological characteristics. Overall,3) of our sample was classified as having a compulsive buying disorder. Compulsive buyers were younger, less educated and more likely to be female than non-compulsive buyers. They were also more likely to have used licit and illicit substances. Compulsive buyers also reported higher levels of impulsivity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, lower levels of well-being and self-esteem and more psychological distress. Finally, compulsive buyers were five times more likely to meet criteria for borderline personality disorder than non-compulsive buyers. Compulsive buying is a frequent disorder in shopping mall visitors and is associated with important and robust indicators of psychopathology thus supporting the validity of the construct. Dear Professor Buchsbaum, E ö t v ö s L or á n d U n i ve r s i t y * I ns t i t ut e of P sy c h ol o g y D E P A R T M E N T O F C L I N I C A L P S Y C H O L O G Y Aniko MarazWe would like the attached manuscript titled 'Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors' to be considered for publication in Psychiatry Research. Although there is considerable research regarding in the field of compulsive buying behavior, the prevalence of the validity of the disorder are relatively unknown. In this cross-sectional study, 8.7% of our sample (n=1441) had compulsive buying disorder and we found that compulsive buying is associated with important and robust indicators of psychopathology thus supporting the validity of the construct.The authors (Aniko Maraz, Wim van den Brink, Zsolt Demetrovics) declare that they do not have any interests that could constitute a real, potential or apparent conflict of interest with respect to his/her involvement in the publication. The authors also declare that they do not have any financial or other relations (e.g. directorship, consultancy or speaker fee) with companies, trade associations, unions or groups (including civic associations and public interest groups) that may gain or lose financially from the results or conclusions in the study.The study was exclusively carried out by the investigators. The authors of this manuscript had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. This paper has not been, nor will be, published in whole or in part by any other journal and is under consideration for publication elsewhere. The submission to your journal ha...

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Internal and external validity of the WHO Well‐Being Scale in the elderly general population

Cited by 133 publications

References 30 publications

The Role of Psychosocial Resources in the Adjustment of Migrant Adolescents

The Role of Psychosocial Resources in the Adjustment of Migrant Adolescents

Striving for Unwanted Goals: Stress-Dependent Discrepancies Between Explicit and Implicit Achievement Motives Reduce Subjective Well-Being and Increase Psychosomatic Symptoms.

Prevalence and construct validity of compulsive buying disorder in shopping mall visitors

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