Measurement invariance of Personal Well-Being Index (PWI-8) across 26 countries

M. Zemojtel-Piotrowska; J. P. Piotrowski; J. Cieciuch; B. G. Adams; E. N. Osin; R. Ardi; S. Bălţătescu; A. L. Bhomi; A. Clinton; G. T. de Clunie; C. Esteves; V. Gouveia; A. Hosseini; H. S. Ghaheh; N. Khachatryan; S. V. Kamble; A. Kawula; K. Liik; E. Letovancova; S. Malo Cerrato; C. A. Mora; S. Nartova-Bochaver; M. Nikolic; J. Park; E. Paspalanova; G. Pék; J. Różycka-Tran; H. Truong Thi Khanh; T. Tsubakita; C.-M. Vauclair; A. Włodarczyk; J. Maltby

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Measurement invariance of Personal Well-Being Index (PWI-8) across 26 countries

M. Zemojtel-Piotrowska, J. P. Piotrowski, J. Cieciuch, B. G. Adams, E. N. Osin, R. Ardi, S. Bălţătescu, A. L. Bhomi, A. Clinton, G. T. de Clunie, C. Esteves, V. Gouveia, A. Hosseini, H. S. Ghaheh, N. Khachatryan, S. V. Kamble, A. Kawula, K. Liik, E. Letovancova, S. Malo CerratoC. A. Mora, S. Nartova-Bochaver, M. Nikolic, J. Park, E. Paspalanova, G. Pék, J. Różycka-Tran, H. Truong Thi Khanh, T. Tsubakita, C.-M. Vauclair, A. Włodarczyk, J. Maltby

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This report examines the measurement invariance of the Personal Well-being Index with 8 items (PWI-8). University students (N = 5731) from 26 countries completed the measure either through paper and pencil or electronic mode. We examined uni-dimensional structure of PWI and performed a Multi-group CFA to assess the measurement invariance across the 26 countries, using conventional approach and the alignment procedure. The findings provide evidence of configural and partial metric invariance, as well as partial scalar invariance across samples. The findings suggest that PWI-8 can be used to examine correlates of life satisfaction across all included countries, however it is impossible to compare raw scores across countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1697-1711
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume	18
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9795-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Cross-cultural studies
Measurement invariance
Personal well-being index

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Zemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J. P., Cieciuch, J., Adams, B. G., Osin, E. N., Ardi, R., Bălţătescu, S., Bhomi, A. L., Clinton, A., de Clunie, G. T., Esteves, C., Gouveia, V., Hosseini, A., Ghaheh, H. S., Khachatryan, N., Kamble, S. V., Kawula, A., Liik, K., Letovancova, E., ... Maltby, J. (2017). Measurement invariance of Personal Well-Being Index (PWI-8) across 26 countries. Journal of Happiness Studies, 18(6), 1697-1711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9795-0

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