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Translation and Validation of the Malay Subjective Happiness Scale
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Swami, Viren – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky and Lepper, "Social Indicators Research," 46, 137-155, 1999) is a brief measure for assessing subjective happiness. The reliability and validity of the Malay version of the Subjective Happiness Scale was investigated in a community sample of 290 Chinese and 227 Malays in Malaysia. Results…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Social Indicators
A Need-Based Measure of Consumer Well Being (CWB) in Relation to Personal Transportation: Nomological Validation
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Sirgy, M. Joseph; Lee, Dong-Jin; Kressmann, Frank – Social Indicators Research, 2006
This paper reports the results of three studies designed to test the nomological validity of a consumer well-being (CWB) measure in relation to personal transportation. The CWB measure was developed guided by the theoretical notion that the CWB in relation to personal transportation vehicles is significantly enhanced when the consumption of the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Transportation, Well Being, Safety
Cross-Cultural Analyses of Determinants of Quality of Life and Mental Health: Results from the Eurohis Study
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Schmidt, Silke; Power, Mick – Social Indicators Research, 2006
Recent projects on international instrument development have produced a wide array of health indicators that may be used for cross-cultural field-testing, however more information on their cross-cultural performance in relation to health determinants is necessary. The current study approaches one step for international conceptual validation by…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Adults