Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia.
School of Psychology, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
Qual Life Res. 2020 Apr;29(4):1073-1081. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02375-7. Epub 2019 Dec 2.
PURPOSE: The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) is a commonly used measure of life satisfaction that reflects a person's level of subjective wellbeing (SWB). The present study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the PWI in a large sample of Indian adults and describe their SWB. METHODS: 2004 Indian adults completed a cross-sectional online survey, which was presented in English and included the PWI and demographic questions. The sample was split to assess the psychometric properties of the 7-item (n = 981) and 8-item (n = 937) versions of the PWI. RESULTS: Both the 7- and 8-item versions of the PWI demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α = .89 and .88, respectively). The global means for both versions of the PWI (7-item = 74.43, 8-item = 73.82) were within the normative range for Western countries. Achieving in life had the lowest domain scores for both the 7-item (M = 70.51) and 8-item (M = 68.37) versions; the spirituality or religion domain had the highest domain score in the 8-item version (M = 78.84). CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that both the 7- and 8-item versions of the PWI are valid and reliable measures of life satisfaction for use in India. The global mean scores for both versions of the PWI were within the normative range for Western countries. In this study, Indians reported high levels of satisfaction with their spirituality or religion, suggesting this domain may be an important contributor of SWB; however, more research is needed to determine this.
目的:个人幸福感指数(PWI)是衡量生活满意度的常用指标,反映了一个人的主观幸福感(SWB)水平。本研究旨在为大量印度成年人建立 PWI 的有效性和可靠性,并描述他们的 SWB。
方法:2004 年,2004 名印度成年人完成了一项横断面在线调查,该调查以英文呈现,包括 PWI 和人口统计学问题。该样本被分为两部分,以评估 PWI 的 7 项(n=981)和 8 项(n=937)版本的心理测量特性。
结果:PWI 的 7 项和 8 项版本均表现出良好的内部一致性(α分别为.89 和.88)。两种版本的 PWI 的全球平均值(7 项=74.43,8 项=73.82)均在西方国家的正常范围内。在生活中取得成就这一领域的得分在 7 项(M=70.51)和 8 项(M=68.37)版本中均最低;8 项版本的灵性或宗教领域的得分最高(M=78.84)。
结论:研究结果表明,PWI 的 7 项和 8 项版本均为衡量印度生活满意度的有效和可靠指标。两种版本的 PWI 的全球平均值均在西方国家的正常范围内。在这项研究中,印度人对自己的灵性或宗教满意度很高,这表明这个领域可能是 SWB 的一个重要贡献者;然而,需要进一步研究来确定这一点。
Qual Life Res. 2016-10
Int Psychogeriatr. 2010-7-19
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2020-11-30
Qual Life Res. 2013-2
J Sex Marital Ther. 2020
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2012-4-19
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2010-9-3
BMC Health Serv Res. 2022-11-22
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2021-7-27
Qual Life Res. 2016-10
Int J Psychol. 2015-1-22
Soc Indic Res. 2011-3
Soc Indic Res. 2010-9