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Abstract
Background: Psychological well-being is a personal perception which can impact students’ health behaviors. To evaluate psychological well-being, instruments should be preferably short and have adequate psychometric properties. Objective: To validate the Questionario Geral de Bem-Estar Psicologico, versao reduzida (QGBEP-R) and verify its psychometric properties, after translation of the 6-item short version of the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB-S). This Index was chosen because of the excellent psychometric properties of its original version. Methodology: The original factor structure was validated using confirmatory factor analysis through structural equation modeling and maximum likelihood estimation. A total of 300 students were randomly selected from a total sample of 1,400 Portuguese university students. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis revealed a fit 6-item one-factor model. Conclusion: The QGBEP-R has good psychometric properties and is valid for use in Portuguese university students
Highlights
The study of psychological well-being is important during higher education
The importance of studying higher education students’ psychological well-being lies with the fact that this is a period of major changes due to their need to adapt to new demands, and an opportunity for consolidation of healthy lifestyles
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed based on the existence of previous data on which variables measured the construct under analysis: psychological well-being (Grossi et al, 2006), which allowed for the definition of the variables to be included in the models
Summary
The study of psychological well-being is important during higher education. The importance of studying higher education students’ psychological well-being lies with the fact that this is a period of major changes due to their need to adapt to new demands, and an opportunity for consolidation of healthy lifestyles During this period, students should be able to enhance their mental and emotional health and be provided with the conditions necessary for their full development and well-being promotion, as a result of their vulnerability at this life stage transition (Pedroso & Brito, 2014). Objective: To validate the Questionário Geral de Bem-Estar Psicológico, versão reduzida (QGBEP-R) and verify its psychometric properties, after translation of the 6-item short version of the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB-S). This study aimed to validate the QGBEP-R for use in Portuguese higher education students
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