Measuring Well-Being in Israel and Palestine: The Subjective Well-Being Assessment Scale. Issue 6 (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Veronese, Guido; Pepe, Alessandro; Dagdouke, Jamal; Addimando, Loredana; Yagi, Shaher
• Is Part Of: Psychological reports. Volume 120:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 1160
• Page End: 1177
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: Well-being -- mental health -- mental and physical health -- assessment -- psychometric properties -- teachers -- measures and statistics; Psychology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry; Psychology; Psychologie -- Périodiques; Psychology; 150.5
• DOI: 10.1177/0033294117715479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-2941

Abstract

This work presents the psychometric properties of the Subjective Well-Being Assessment Scale in a sample of 423 participants composed of Israeli Arabs and Palestinians from the West Bank/Gaza Strip. Psychometric assessment of the instrument was based on confirmatory factor analysis. The convergent and discriminant validity of Subjective Well-Being Assessment Scale were also tested via administration of the General Health Questionnaire and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale . The results suggest that Subjective Well-Being Assessment Scale is valid, reliable, and solid from a psychometric point of view and provides an accurate assessment of respondents' well-being. The questionnaire is therefore recommended for practical use in the psychological and health-care fields, whether locally or in international contexts with migrants and refugees from Arabic-speaking countries.