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Measurement Equivalence of the Subjective Well-Being Scale Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Older Adults

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ID12440595
AuthorsGiyeon Kim (0000-0002-4439-2777, Chung-Ang University, corresponding author), Sylvia Y Wang (Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa), Martin Sellbom (0000-0002-2883-6163, University of Otago)
EditorsShevaun Neupert
Year2018
Volume75
Issue5
Pages1010-1017
Publication date2018-09-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gby110
PMID30321436
OpenAlexW2896617761
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited29

Findings suggest that the comparison of latent means (especially for positive and negative affect and self-realization) across racial/ethnic groups is highly questionable. The SWBS should be used with extreme caution when it is applied to diverse racial/ethnic elderly groups for comparison purposes. Implications are discussed in cultural and methodological contexts

Affect (linguistics · Confirmatory factor analysis · Equivalence (formal languages · Ethnic group · Geography · Measurement invariance · Psychological resilience · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Demography · Gerontology · Social Psychology

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