How Do You Feel
A Self-Rating Scale for Measuring Well-Being in Refugees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2397529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann-Charlotte Hermansson, Ann‐Charlotte Hermansson, Toomas Timpka (0000-0001-6049-5402, Linköping University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317-328 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/136346159903600306 |
| OpenAlex | W2036112072 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This study describes the construction and evaluation of an instrument for measuring psychological well-being in refugees. A 16-item scale, 'How do you feel?', for concurrent measurement of present and previous well-being was constructed and translated into five languages. Male war-wounded refugees were tested during hospitalization shortly after arrival ( n= 60) and after two years ( n= 53). The group was culturally heterogenous. The reliability was acceptable (0.78-0.92). Construct validation yielded acceptable validity. Back-translations indicated minor ambiguities. A revised 10-item version is suggested for future use. The scale is easily administered and provides a potentially useful screening instrument to complement medical examinations. It can also be used for evaluating prevention programs and for research purposes
Concurrent validity · Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Political science · Psychometrics · Rating scale · Refugee · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |