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The Subjective Wellbeing of High-School Students: Validating the Personal Wellbeing Index—School Children

verfasst von: Adrian J. Tomyn, Robert A. Cummins

Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research | Ausgabe 3/2011

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The Personal Wellbeing Index—School Children (PWI-SC) is designed as a parallel form of the adult PWI-A, to measure subjective wellbeing. This study examines the psychometric properties of the PWI-SC. Data from 351 students, aged between 12 and 20 years, were collected by two independent studies over the years 2005–2006. Using the combined data, the results indicate good psychometric properties for the PWI-SC. It is also found that females have higher SWB but that both genders show an age-related decline in SWB from early to mid adolescence. Notably, School satisfaction meets the criteria for a new domain for the PWI-SC and should be considered for inclusion in a future revision of the scale. The use of the PWI-SC in schools can provide important information for the development of educational policy.

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Titel: The Subjective Wellbeing of High-School Students: Validating the Personal Wellbeing Index—School Children
verfasst von: Adrian J. Tomyn
Robert A. Cummins
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2011
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research / Ausgabe 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9668-6

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