Psychometric Properties of Flourishing Scales From a Comprehensive Well-Being Assessment

Frontiers in Psychology

Matthew T. Lee¹  Tyler J. VanderWeele²  Ying Chen²  Eileen McNeely³  Piotr Bialowolski⁴  Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska⁴ 

[1] Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States;Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States;Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States;Sustainability and Health Initiative (SHINE), Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States;Sustainability and Health Initiative (SHINE), Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States;Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States;

关键词: multidimensional well-being;    human flourishing;    financial security;    health;    psychometric analysis;    meaning and purpose;    character strengths;    social connectedness;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.652209

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In this article, we develop a measure of complete well-being. The framework is derived from the theoretical model of human flourishing understood as a state in which all aspects of a human life are favorable. The approach extends beyond psychological well-being and reflects the World Health Organization definition of health that not only considers the health of body and mind but also embraces the wholeness of the person. The Well-Being Assessment (WBA) is a comprehensive instrument designed to assess holistic well-being in six domains: emotional health, physical health, meaning and purpose, character strengths, social connectedness, and financial security. Although each of these domains is distinct, all of them are nearly universally desired, and all but financial security constitute ends in themselves. Data were collected from a representative sample of working adults. A sample of 276 employees participated in the pilot, 2,370 participated in the first wave and 1,209 in the second wave of the survey. The WBA showed a good fitting (40 items, six factors), satisfactory reliability, test–retest correlation, and convergent/discriminant validity in relation to stability over time and relevant health measures, as well as a good fit to the data that were invariant over time, gender, age, education, and marital status. The instrument can be of use for scientists, practitioners, clinicians, public health officials, and patients. Adoption of more holistic measures of well-being that go beyond psychological well-being may help to shift the focus from health deficiencies to health and well-being promotion.

【 授权许可】

CC BY