The Chinese Version of the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being: Testing Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance

Autor/inn/en	Kern, Margaret L.; Zeng, Guang; Hou, Hanchao; Peng, Kaiping
Titel	The Chinese Version of the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being: Testing Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37 (2019) 6, S.757-769 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kern, Margaret L.) ORCID (Hou, Hanchao)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282918789561
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Well Being; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Chinese; Factor Structure; Psychological Testing; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; China; United States; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; China; Chinesen; Faktorenstruktur; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; USA; Australien
Abstract	Recent decades have brought growing interest in understanding and measuring psychological well-being. Although multiple measures of well-being exist, most were developed with Western populations. The current study tested the factor structure of a Chinese translation of the engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness and happiness (EPOCH) Measure of Adolescent Well-Being with 3,629 Chinese students (1,980 males, 1,649 females), and tested measurement invariance. The five-factor structure of the model was supported, and the model was invariant across age and gender. Combined with data from 2,041 American and 1,057 Australian adolescents, measurement invariance across cultures was supported for factor loadings but not intercepts or residuals. Results suggest that the factor structure is adequate across cultures, but the mean scores should not be directly compared. The findings support the EPOCH measure as an adequate scale, raise questions about different modeling decisions, and inform culturally sensitive approaches to comparing positive psychological variables across cultures. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01