Validation of the Italian Versions of the Flourishing Scale and of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3565076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Giuntoli (0000-0002-4833-5470, University of Padua), Francesco Ceccarini (0000-0001-8285-9457, University of Padua), Claudio Sica (0000-0002-2189-8601, University of Florence), Corrado Caudek (0000-0002-1404-0420, University of Florence, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244016682293 |
| OpenAlex | W2570201442 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 45 |
Researchers are divided between those who consider well-being as a single global construct and those who maintain the need to keep the hedonic and eudaimonic components of well-being separate. Diener et al. proposed two separate scales for measuring well-being: the Flourishing Scale (FS) for eudaimonic well-being and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) for hedonic well-being. The aim of this article is to validate the Italian versions of the FS and SPANE, and to provide support for the usefulness of distinct measures of well-being components. In Study 1, we examined an Italian undergraduate student sample ( n = 684), whereas in Study 2 we considered two samples of unemployed ( n = 282) and healthy control individuals ( n = 426). Through multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, we demonstrated that the Italian FS and SPANE obtained strict measurement invariance across administration methods (paper-and-pencil and Internet) and strong measurement invariance across different groups (unemployed individuals seeking work and a healthy control group). In our data, we found a superior fit for a two-factor model over a one-factor model of well-being, which suggests the utility of separate measures of well-being components. Concurrent validity was verified with other well-being, depression, and anxiety measures. Furthermore, we showed that flourishing is more strongly related to the cognitive component of subjective well-being than hedonic affect. In summary, the Italian FS and SPANE are reliable and valid instruments, and may be beneficial in their applications in future Italian studies on well-being
Anxiety · Cognition · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Diener · Eudaimonia · Flourishing · Life satisfaction · Measurement invariance · Positive psychology · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Well-being · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 3,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |