加纳青少年中世界卫生组织-5幸福量表的验证:基于证据对该量表内部和外部结构的评估
Validation of the WHO-5 Well-Being Scale among Adolescents in Ghana: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Internal and External Structure of the Measure.
作者信息
Quansah Frank, Hagan John Elvis, Ankomah Francis, Agormedah Edmond Kwesi, Nugba Regina Mawusi, Srem-Sai Medina, Schack Thomas
机构信息
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Education, Winneba P.O. Box 25, Ghana.
Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast 03321, Ghana.
出版信息
Children (Basel). 2022 Jul 1;9(7):991. doi: 10.3390/children9070991.
The WHO-5 well-being measure happens to be one of the most renowned measures of subjective well-being across the globe. Although the instrument has been calibrated in different countries, its psychometric properties and applicability in Africa, especially in Ghana, are not known. In this study, the WHO-5 well-being scale was validated among adolescents in Ghana by assessing the validity evidence of the measure based on the internal and external structure. In particular, the study examined the (1) dimensionality of the WHO-5 well-being scale, (2) quality of the items (including the scale functioning) for the measure, and (3) criterion validity of the well-being measure. Using a survey approach, 997 adolescents were recruited in secondary schools across the northern belt of Ghana. The study found a one-factor structure of the scale, which supports the factor solution of the original measure. The items were found to be of high quality, except for one item. The WHO-5 well-being measure was found to have sufficient evidence regarding convergent and divergent validity. The outcome of this validation study provides support for the validity and reliability of the WHO-5 well-being scale's utility and use among adolescents in Ghana. The study encourages further validation studies to be conducted in Ghana to widen the reproducibility of the WHO-5 well-being measure.
世界卫生组织-5幸福度量表恰好是全球最著名的主观幸福感度量表之一。尽管该工具已在不同国家进行了校准,但其心理测量特性以及在非洲,尤其是在加纳的适用性尚不清楚。在本研究中,通过基于内部和外部结构评估该量表的效度证据,对世界卫生组织-5幸福量表在加纳青少年中进行了验证。具体而言,该研究考察了:(1)世界卫生组织-5幸福量表的维度;(2)该量表项目的质量(包括量表功能);(3)幸福度量表的效标效度。采用调查方法,在加纳北部地区的中学招募了997名青少年。研究发现该量表具有单因素结构,这支持了原始量表的因子解。除一个项目外,其他项目质量较高。研究发现世界卫生组织-5幸福度量表具有充分的收敛效度和区分效度证据。这项验证研究的结果为世界卫生组织-5幸福量表在加纳青少年中的效用和使用的效度及信度提供了支持。该研究鼓励在加纳开展进一步的验证研究,以扩大世界卫生组织-5幸福度量表的可重复性。