Salutogenic health measures

Psychometric properties of the Danish versions of the Flourish Index and the Secure Flourish Index

Bibliographic Data

ID21391892
AuthorsTobias Anker Stripp (0000-0001-7271-3411, Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark, corresponding author), Richard G Cowden (0000-0002-9027-4253, Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts USA), Sonja Wehberg (0000-0003-1503-2649, Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark), Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt (0000-0002-5018-1642, Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark), Niels Christian Hvidt (0000-0002-6311-9784, Research Unit for General Practice, Department of Public Health University of Southern Denmark Odense Denmark), Matthew T Lee (0000-0002-3652-280X, Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts USA)
Year2024
Volume65
Issue4
Pages645-655
Publication date2024-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.13011
PMID38425084
OpenAlexW4392353745
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited43

Measurement of human flourishing represents a salutogenic approach to epidemiological and behavioral research emphasizing factors contributing to “good lives” rather than pathology. The objective of this study was to translate and psychometrically test the 10‐item Flourish Index (FI) and 12‐item Secure Flourish Index (SFI) in a convenience sample of Danish adults. A total of 325 participants completed a cross‐sectional survey, with 148 of those participants completing the survey a second time (retest). Confirmatory factor analysis in a structural equation modelling framework was used to establish structural validity by comparing four different pre‐specified models of the indexes. Additionally, internal consistency, convergent and incremental validity, and retest reliability were examined. The FI models exhibited superior structural validity compared with similar models of the SFI, although all models had good fits. Internal consistencies with McDonald's omega were 0.89 and 0.87 for the FI and SFI, respectively. The five (FI) or six (SFI) domains were happiness & life satisfaction, mental & physical health, meaning & purpose, character & virtue, close social relationships, and financial & material stability (λ 4 = 0.51–0.91). Convergent and incremental validity tests supported predefined hypotheses. Retest analyses with the FI and SFI showed a high degree of retest reliability. Based on the psychometric evidence reported in this study, the Danish Flourish Index and Secure Flourish Index seem suitable for use with healthy adult Danes. The authors hope that this psychometric evaluation of the FI and SFI will stimulate research on patterns, health and economic outcomes, and predictors of human flourishing in Denmark

Danish · Index (typography) · Psychometrics · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology