Validity and Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the 5-Item WHO Well-Being Index

Frontiers in Public Health

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Sai-fu Fung¹  Chris Yiu Wah Kong¹  Yi-man Liu²  Qian Huang⁴  Zike Xiong³  Zhiquan Jiang⁵  Fangfang Zhu⁶  Zhenting Chen⁷  Kun Sun⁶  Huiqin Zhao⁶  Ping Yu⁸ 

[1] Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong;School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology;University Administrative Office, Guangzhou Huashang College;Department of Sports Training, Xi'an Physical Education University;Society Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;School of Economics and Trade, Guangzhou Huashang College;School of Data Sciences, Guangzhou Huashang College;Managing Director Office, Global Business College of Australia;General Manager Office, Edvantage Institute Australia

关键词: wellbeing;    WHO-5;    CFA;    Chinese;    validation;    student;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.872436

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Aims This article evaluates the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 5-item WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5) in mainland China. Methods Two cross-sectional studies with 1,414 participants from a university in China were conducted. The Chinese version of the WHO-5 was assessed to determine its internal consistency, concurrent validity, factorial validity, and construct validity. Results The results indicate that the WHO-5 is unidimensional and has good internal consistency, with Cronbach's a = 0.85 and 0.81 in Study 1 ( n = 903) and Study 2 ( n = 511), respectively. The findings also demonstrate that the WHO-5 has good concurrent validity with other well-established measures of wellbeing, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and mental wellbeing. The results of confirmatory factor analysis also suggest that the scale has a good model fit. Conclusions This study provides empirical data demonstrating that the Chinese version of the WHO-5 has good psychometric properties. The scale can be a useful measure in epistemological studies and clinical research related to wellbeing in Chinese populations.

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