Psychometric Qualities Evaluation of the Interdependent Happiness Scale across Malaysia, Philippines, and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chee Seng Tan (0000-0003-2474-6942, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, corresponding author), Shue Ling Chong (0000-0001-7460-9802, International Medical University), Argel Bondoc Masanda (0000-0002-5305-9212, Central Luzon State University), Sanju George (0000-0003-4213-2258, Lourdes Hospital) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 187-187 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19010187 |
| PMID | 35010446 |
| OpenAlex | W4200465842 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
The nine-item Interdependent Happiness Scale (IHS; Hitokoto & Uchida, 2015) is a self-report of interpersonal happiness that focuses on three dimensions: relationship-oriented happiness, quiescent happiness, and ordinary happiness. Few studies have evaluated the psychometric properties of the IHS in diverse cultural backgrounds and the findings are inconsistent. This study investigated whether the IHS has sound psychometric qualities in three Asian countries. University students from Malaysia ( n = 263), Philippines ( n = 239), and India ( n = 310) answered the IHS and self-rated creativity scale. Confirmatory factor analysis on each sample supported the nine-item second-order model with error covariances. The overall IHS score showed good reliability in all samples. The subscales, however, had mixed results except for the Indian sample. Similarly, the convergent validity test showed mixed results while discriminant validity is supported in all samples except for the quiescent happiness subscale in the Indian sample. Concurrent validity was established across three samples by showing a positive relationship with creativity score. The results highlight that the higher-order structure of the IHS is consistently supported in different cultural contexts. However, some of the items are perceived differently and require further improvement in enhancing the cross-cultural usability of the IHS to measure socially-oriented happiness
Confirmatory factor analysis · Creativity · Discriminant validity · Geography · Happiness · Internal consistency · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Gratitude and depressive symptoms
Personal or interpersonal construal of happiness
Interdependent Happiness
Sensitivity of Goodness of Fit Indexes to Lack of Measurement Invariance
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Interdependent happiness across age in Costa Rica, Japan, and the Netherlands
The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Smartphone Addiction Inventory and Development of a New Short-Form Among Young Adults in Malaysia
The Benefits of Socially-Oriented Happiness
A Measure of Subjective Happiness
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