TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity and Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the 5-Item WHO Well-Being Index
AU - Fung, Sai-fu
AU - Kong, Chris Yiu Wah
AU - Liu, Yi-Man
AU - Huang, Qian
AU - Xiong, Zike
AU - Jiang, Zhiquan
AU - Zhu, Fangfang
AU - Chen, Zhenting
AU - Sun, Kun
AU - Zhao, Huiqin
AU - Yu, Ping
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Aims: This article evaluates the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 5-item WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5) in mainland China. Methods: Two cross-sectional studies with 1,414 participants from a university in China were conducted. The Chinese version of the WHO-5 was assessed to determine its internal consistency, concurrent validity, factorial validity, and construct validity. Results: The results indicate that the WHO-5 is unidimensional and has good internal consistency, with Cronbach's a = 0.85 and 0.81 in Study 1 (n = 903) and Study 2 (n = 511), respectively. The findings also demonstrate that the WHO-5 has good concurrent validity with other well-established measures of wellbeing, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and mental wellbeing. The results of confirmatory factor analysis also suggest that the scale has a good model fit. Conclusions: This study provides empirical data demonstrating that the Chinese version of the WHO-5 has good psychometric properties. The scale can be a useful measure in epistemological studies and clinical research related to wellbeing in Chinese populations.
AB - Aims: This article evaluates the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 5-item WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5) in mainland China. Methods: Two cross-sectional studies with 1,414 participants from a university in China were conducted. The Chinese version of the WHO-5 was assessed to determine its internal consistency, concurrent validity, factorial validity, and construct validity. Results: The results indicate that the WHO-5 is unidimensional and has good internal consistency, with Cronbach's a = 0.85 and 0.81 in Study 1 (n = 903) and Study 2 (n = 511), respectively. The findings also demonstrate that the WHO-5 has good concurrent validity with other well-established measures of wellbeing, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and mental wellbeing. The results of confirmatory factor analysis also suggest that the scale has a good model fit. Conclusions: This study provides empirical data demonstrating that the Chinese version of the WHO-5 has good psychometric properties. The scale can be a useful measure in epistemological studies and clinical research related to wellbeing in Chinese populations.
KW - CFA
KW - Chinese
KW - student
KW - validation
KW - wellbeing
KW - WHO-5
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.872436
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2022.872436
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 35433612
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 872436
ER -