Measurement Invariance of Personal Well-Being Index (PWI-8) Across 26 Countries

Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska (), Jarosław P. Piotrowski, Jan Cieciuch, Byron G. Adams, Evgeny N. Osin, Rahkman Ardi, Sergiu Bălţătescu, Arbinda Lal Bhomi, Amanda Clinton, Gisela T. Clunie, Carla Esteves, Valdiney Gouveia, Ashraf Hosseini, Hooria Seyedhosseini Ghaheh, Narine Khachatryan, Shanmukh Vasant Kamble, Anna Kawula, Kadi Liik, Eva Letovancova, Sara Malo Cerrato, Carles Alsinet Mora, Sofya Nartova-Bochaver, Marija Nikolic, Joonha Park, Elena Paspalanova, Győző Pék, Joanna Różycka-Tran, Ha Truong Thi Khanh, Takashi Tsubakita, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Anna Włodarczyk and John Maltby
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Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska: University of Gdansk
Jarosław P. Piotrowski: University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Jan Cieciuch: Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Byron G. Adams: Tilburg University
Evgeny N. Osin: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Rahkman Ardi: Airlangga University
Sergiu Bălţătescu: University of Oradea
Arbinda Lal Bhomi: Tribhuvan University
Amanda Clinton: University of Puerto Rico
Gisela T. Clunie: Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Carla Esteves: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL
Valdiney Gouveia: Federal University of Paraíba
Ashraf Hosseini: University of Melbourne
Hooria Seyedhosseini Ghaheh: Islamic Azad University
Narine Khachatryan: Yerevan State University
Shanmukh Vasant Kamble: Karnatak University
Anna Kawula: Pedagogic University in Cracov
Kadi Liik: Talinn University
Eva Letovancova: Comenius University in Bratislava
Sara Malo Cerrato: University of Girona
Carles Alsinet Mora: University of Lleida
Sofya Nartova-Bochaver: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Marija Nikolic: LUM University
Joonha Park: Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Elena Paspalanova: New Bulgarian University
Győző Pék: University of Debrecen
Joanna Różycka-Tran: University of Gdansk
Ha Truong Thi Khanh: Vietnam National University
Takashi Tsubakita: Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Christin-Melanie Vauclair: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL
Anna Włodarczyk: University of Basque Country
John Maltby: University of Leicester

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2017, vol. 18, issue 6, No 7, 1697-1711

Abstract: Abstract This report examines the measurement invariance of the Personal Well-being Index with 8 items (PWI-8). University students (N = 5731) from 26 countries completed the measure either through paper and pencil or electronic mode. We examined uni-dimensional structure of PWI and performed a Multi-group CFA to assess the measurement invariance across the 26 countries, using conventional approach and the alignment procedure. The findings provide evidence of configural and partial metric invariance, as well as partial scalar invariance across samples. The findings suggest that PWI-8 can be used to examine correlates of life satisfaction across all included countries, however it is impossible to compare raw scores across countries.

Keywords: Personal well-being index; Cross-cultural studies; Measurement invariance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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