The structure and stability of subjective well-being: A structure equation modelling analysis

被引：1

作者：

Galinha I.C.C. ^{[1
]}

Pais-Ribeiro J.L. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, 1100-188 Lisboa, Rua Cruz de Santa Apolónia, 64

[2] Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade Do Porto, Porto

来源：

Applied Research in Quality of Life | 2008年 / 3卷 / 4期

关键词：

Negative affect; Positive affect; Satisfaction with life; Stability; Structure equation modelling; Subjective well-being structure;

D O I：

10.1007/s11482-009-9063-0

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摘要：

The purpose of the study is to test the structure and the stability of Subjective Well-Being (SWB), measured through cognitive and affective self-report measures, in global and specific levels of analysis. A sample of 303 adult students was collected and replicated in a 2 month interval. The best model of SWB shows an intercorrelated four-factor structure-Satisfaction with Life, Negative Affect, Positive Affect and Global Subjective Well-being. Results suggest that Global Happiness and Global Satisfaction are measuring the same aspect of SWB. All measures of SWB, in study, show good construct validity and reliability in a 2 month replication. Positive and Negative Affect are significantly weakly correlated. Positive Affect is the most stable variable of SWB, in a short-term interval. Researchers must be aware of the issues related to the measurement of SWB as the order of the items in a questionnaire and the implications of using global or specific measures, cognitive or affective dimensions of the concept, that represent different aspects of the concept. Further study is needed to analyse the structure of SWB with different measures and the relationship between its components. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V./The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS).

引用

页码：293 / 314

页数：21

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