Validation of the WHO-5 Well-Being Scale among Adolescents in Ghana: Evidence-Based Assessment of the Internal and External Structure of the Measure

被引：9

作者：

Quansah, Frank ^{[1
]}

Hagan, John Elvis, Jr. ^{[2
,3
]}

Ankomah, Francis ^{[4
,5
]}

Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi ^{[6
]}

Nugba, Regina Mawusi ^{[4
]}

Srem-Sai, Medina ^{[7
]}

Schack, Thomas ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Educ, Dept Educ Fdn, POB 25, Winneba, Ghana

[2] Univ Cape Coast, Dept Hlth Phys Educ & Recreat, Cape Coast 03321, Ghana

[3] Univ Bielefeld, Fac Psychol & Sports Sci, Neurocognit & Act Biomech Res Grp, Postfach 10 01 31, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany

[4] Univ Cape Coast, Dept Educ & Psychol, Cape Coast 03321, Ghana

[5] SDA Coll Educ, Dept Educ, POB AS 18, Asokore Koforidua, Ghana

[6] Univ Cape Coast, Dept Business & Social Sci Educ, Cape Coast 03321, Ghana

[7] Univ Educ, Dept Hlth Phys Educ Recreat & Sports, POB 25, Winneba, Ghana

来源：

CHILDREN-BASEL | 2022年 / 9卷 / 07期

关键词：

adolescents; depression; distress; Ghana; health; secondary school; well-being; NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; INDEX WHO-5; TREATMENT SATISFACTION; SCREENING INSTRUMENT; JAPANESE VERSION; BREAST-CANCER; VALIDITY; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.3390/children9070991

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

The WHO-5 well-being measure happens to be one of the most renowned measures of subjective well-being across the globe. Although the instrument has been calibrated in different countries, its psychometric properties and applicability in Africa, especially in Ghana, are not known. In this study, the WHO-5 well-being scale was validated among adolescents in Ghana by assessing the validity evidence of the measure based on the internal and external structure. In particular, the study examined the (1) dimensionality of the WHO-5 well-being scale, (2) quality of the items (including the scale functioning) for the measure, and (3) criterion validity of the well-being measure. Using a survey approach, 997 adolescents were recruited in secondary schools across the northern belt of Ghana. The study found a one-factor structure of the scale, which supports the factor solution of the original measure. The items were found to be of high quality, except for one item. The WHO-5 well-being measure was found to have sufficient evidence regarding convergent and divergent validity. The outcome of this validation study provides support for the validity and reliability of the WHO-5 well-being scale's utility and use among adolescents in Ghana. The study encourages further validation studies to be conducted in Ghana to widen the reproducibility of the WHO-5 well-being measure.

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