Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.

Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.

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The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being measures five positive indicators of the well-being of adolescents: engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness and happiness. This five-factor structure along with other indicators of validity and reliability were supported for the original English v...

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Autores principales: Mia M Maurer, Daiva Daukantaitė, Eva Hoff
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fa3e1dacd9e54f4ea1f155e0e303e4ec2021-12-02T20:13:20ZTesting the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0259191https://doaj.org/article/fa3e1dacd9e54f4ea1f155e0e303e4ec2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259191https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being measures five positive indicators of the well-being of adolescents: engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness and happiness. This five-factor structure along with other indicators of validity and reliability were supported for the original English version and the Chinese version. In this study, we tested the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH with a sample (n = 846) of Swedish high school adolescents aged 16-21 years (Mage = 18, SD = .85). The participants answered a questionnaire containing the EPOCH, Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, and 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a the five-factor, inter-correlated model. The internal consistency was good for all the EPOCH subscales (Cronbach's α = .76-.88, McDonald's ω = .77 -.88). The criterion validity was established by replicating correlations between the five EPOCH subscales and positive (coping self-efficacy) and negative (DASS-21) aspects of well-being. This study shows that the Swedish version of the EPOCH is suitable for assessing multiple dimensions of adolescent well-being.Mia M MaurerDaiva DaukantaitėEva HoffPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0259191 (2021)
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Mia M Maurer
Daiva Daukantaitė
Eva Hoff
Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.
description The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being measures five positive indicators of the well-being of adolescents: engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness and happiness. This five-factor structure along with other indicators of validity and reliability were supported for the original English version and the Chinese version. In this study, we tested the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH with a sample (n = 846) of Swedish high school adolescents aged 16-21 years (Mage = 18, SD = .85). The participants answered a questionnaire containing the EPOCH, Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, and 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a the five-factor, inter-correlated model. The internal consistency was good for all the EPOCH subscales (Cronbach's α = .76-.88, McDonald's ω = .77 -.88). The criterion validity was established by replicating correlations between the five EPOCH subscales and positive (coping self-efficacy) and negative (DASS-21) aspects of well-being. This study shows that the Swedish version of the EPOCH is suitable for assessing multiple dimensions of adolescent well-being.
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title Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.
title_short Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.
title_full Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.
title_fullStr Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.
title_full_unstemmed Testing the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being.
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