Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index

McIntyre, E; Saliba, A; McKenzie, K

Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index

McIntyre, E

Saliba, A

McKenzie, K

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Citation:: Quality of Life Research, 2019
Issue Date:: 2019-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	McIntyre, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-9979	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Saliba, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-4602	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McKenzie, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-5958	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-11-22	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Quality of Life Research, 2019	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0962-9343	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/137776
dc.description.abstract	© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Purpose: The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) is a commonly used measure of life satisfaction that reflects a person’s level of subjective wellbeing (SWB). The present study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the PWI in a large sample of Indian adults and describe their SWB. Methods: 2004 Indian adults completed a cross-sectional online survey, which was presented in English and included the PWI and demographic questions. The sample was split to assess the psychometric properties of the 7-item (n = 981) and 8-item (n = 937) versions of the PWI. Results: Both the 7- and 8-item versions of the PWI demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α =.89 and.88, respectively). The global means for both versions of the PWI (7-item = 74.43, 8-item = 73.82) were within the normative range for Western countries. Achieving in life had the lowest domain scores for both the 7-item (M = 70.51) and 8-item (M = 68.37) versions; the spirituality or religion domain had the highest domain score in the 8-item version (M = 78.84). Conclusion: The findings suggest that both the 7- and 8-item versions of the PWI are valid and reliable measures of life satisfaction for use in India. The global mean scores for both versions of the PWI were within the normative range for Western countries. In this study, Indians reported high levels of satisfaction with their spirituality or religion, suggesting this domain may be an important contributor of SWB; however, more research is needed to determine this.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Quality of Life Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s11136-019-02375-7	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Health Policy & Services	en_US
dc.title	Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Purpose: The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) is a commonly used measure of life satisfaction that reflects a person’s level of subjective wellbeing (SWB). The present study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the PWI in a large sample of Indian adults and describe their SWB. Methods: 2004 Indian adults completed a cross-sectional online survey, which was presented in English and included the PWI and demographic questions. The sample was split to assess the psychometric properties of the 7-item (n = 981) and 8-item (n = 937) versions of the PWI. Results: Both the 7- and 8-item versions of the PWI demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α =.89 and.88, respectively). The global means for both versions of the PWI (7-item = 74.43, 8-item = 73.82) were within the normative range for Western countries. Achieving in life had the lowest domain scores for both the 7-item (M = 70.51) and 8-item (M = 68.37) versions; the spirituality or religion domain had the highest domain score in the 8-item version (M = 78.84). Conclusion: The findings suggest that both the 7- and 8-item versions of the PWI are valid and reliable measures of life satisfaction for use in India. The global mean scores for both versions of the PWI were within the normative range for Western countries. In this study, Indians reported high levels of satisfaction with their spirituality or religion, suggesting this domain may be an important contributor of SWB; however, more research is needed to determine this.

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