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Measurement Invariance of Personal Well-Being Index (PWI-8) Across 26 Countries

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  • Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska

    (University of Gdansk)

  • Jarosław P. Piotrowski

    (University of Social Sciences and Humanities)

  • Jan Cieciuch

    (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
    Zurich University)

  • Byron G. Adams

    (Tilburg University
    University of Johannesburg)

  • Evgeny N. Osin

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

  • Rahkman Ardi

    (Airlangga University)

  • Sergiu Bălţătescu

    (University of Oradea)

  • Arbinda Lal Bhomi

    (Tribhuvan University)

  • Amanda Clinton

    (University of Puerto Rico)

  • Gisela T. Clunie

    (Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá)

  • Carla Esteves

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL)

  • Valdiney Gouveia

    (Federal University of Paraíba)

  • Ashraf Hosseini

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Hooria Seyedhosseini Ghaheh

    (Islamic Azad University)

  • Narine Khachatryan

    (Yerevan State University)

  • Shanmukh Vasant Kamble

    (Karnatak University)

  • Anna Kawula

    (Pedagogic University in Cracov)

  • Kadi Liik

    (Talinn University)

  • Eva Letovancova

    (Comenius University in Bratislava)

  • Sara Malo Cerrato

    (University of Girona)

  • Carles Alsinet Mora

    (University of Lleida)

  • Sofya Nartova-Bochaver

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

  • Marija Nikolic

    (LUM University)

  • Joonha Park

    (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business)

  • Elena Paspalanova

    (New Bulgarian University)

  • Győző Pék

    (University of Debrecen)

  • Joanna Różycka-Tran

    (University of Gdansk)

  • Ha Truong Thi Khanh

    (Vietnam National University)

  • Takashi Tsubakita

    (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business)

  • Christin-Melanie Vauclair

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL)

  • Anna Włodarczyk

    (University of Basque Country
    University of Santiago de Chile)

  • John Maltby

    (University of Leicester)

Abstract

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.

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  • Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska & Jarosław P. Piotrowski & Jan Cieciuch & Byron G. Adams & Evgeny N. Osin & Rahkman Ardi & Sergiu Bălţătescu & Arbinda Lal Bhomi & Amanda Clinton & Gisela T. Clunie & Car, 2017. "Measurement Invariance of Personal Well-Being Index (PWI-8) Across 26 Countries," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 18(6), pages 1697-1711, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:18:y:2017:i:6:d:10.1007_s10902-016-9795-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-016-9795-0
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