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Social Indicators Research
Published in: Social Indicators Research 2/2015

01-04-2015

Validation of the Social Well-being Scale in a Chinese Sample and Invariance Across Gender

Authors: Miaoyun Li, Dong Yang, Cody Ding, Feng Kong

Published in: Social Indicators Research | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

The goal of present study was to translate and validate the Social Well-being Scale (SWBS) with a Chinese sample, first developed by (Keyes in Social Psychology Quarterly 61(2):121–140, 1998). We examined the internal consistency, convergent validity and the measurement invariance across gender groups. A total of 630 Chinese individuals were recruited for the present study and they completed the SWBS, Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scales, and Satisfaction With Life Scale. Confirmation factor analysis demonstrated that the original five factor structure—(1) social integration, (2) social acceptance, (3) social actualization, (4) social contribution, and (5) social coherence—of social well-being previously found in Western populations were replicated in this sample. Internal consistency was high in all subscales but self-acceptance subscale and convergent validity with positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction was found. Evidence of measurement invariance across gender groups was obtained. These findings suggested that the Chinese version of SWBS would be useful for assessing social well-being in China.
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Metadata
Title
Validation of the Social Well-being Scale in a Chinese Sample and Invariance Across Gender
Authors
Miaoyun Li
Dong Yang
Cody Ding
Feng Kong
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Social Indicators Research / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-014-0639-1

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