Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Personal Wellbeing Index-School Children (PWI-SC) in Chilean School Children

Jaime Alfaro (), Javier Guzmán, Catalina García, David Sirlopú, Fernando Reyes and Jorge Varela
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Jaime Alfaro: Universidad del Desarrollo
Javier Guzmán: Universidad del Desarrollo
Catalina García: Universidad del Desarrollo
David Sirlopú: Universidad del Desarrollo
Fernando Reyes: Universidad del Desarrollo
Jorge Varela: Universidad del Desarrollo

Child Indicators Research, 2016, vol. 9, issue 3, No 9, 742 pages

Abstract: Abstract Child and adolescent measures of the quality of life or subjective well-being are scarce in Latin American countries. Chile is no exception to this situation that represents a gap in the literature for South American countries research. Thus, the aim was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Personal Well-being Index for School Children (PWI-SC) of Cummins et al. Social Indicators Research, 64(2), 159–190, (2003) in a sample of Chilean school children. We use a sample of 1096 pupils between 10 and 12 years old (M = 11.03; SD = 0.89) and residents of three major Chilean cities. Results of Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis provided evidence for only one single factor solution. Moreover, an acceptable level of internal reliability was observed (α = 0.77). The discussion of results considers other internationals applications of PWI-SC.

Keywords: Subjective well-being; Life satisfaction; PWI-SC; School children; Psychometric properties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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