Abstract
The flourishing Scale (FS) is a measure of overall life well-being. The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Arabic version of the FS in the Saudi Arabian context. Data was collected from two samples: 969 students at two universities and 299 full-time employees working in multiple sectors. Internal consistency of the FS was examined by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to test relaibility. To evaluate convergent and discriminant validity, the FS was compared with other measures of well-being, happiness, and depression. In order to examine the factor structure and the measurement invariance of the FS across study samples, confirmatory factor analysis and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis were performed. The FS showed good internal reliability as well as convergent and discriminant validity. Results also provided support for a one-factor and an invariant structure of the FS. Taken together, these results suggest that the FS Arabic version is a reliable and valid measure for the Arabic cultural context.
Highlights
Psychology has traditionally mostly focused on illnesses and negative sides of human life and experiences such as fear, depression, and learning disability (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000)
The means, standard deviations, range of scores, and internal consistency are presented in Table 1 for the Flourishing Scale (FS) in the two samples
The results showed a good fit between the data and one-factor model of the FS for employee sample (GFI = 0.95, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.95, SRMR = 0.04, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.08 [90% confidence interval (90% CI)= 0.057-0.105])
Summary
Psychology has traditionally mostly focused on illnesses and negative sides of human life and experiences such as fear, depression, and learning disability (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). A central focus of positive psychology is the concept of well-being (Keyes, Shmotkin, & Ryff, 2002; Seligman, 2011). It is a complex, multifaceted concept and has been defined and measured in the literature from two theoretical perspectives, namely hedonic and eudemonic well-being (Ryan & Deci, 2001). Eudemonic perspective, referred to as psychological well-being (PWB), argues that well-being is more than just happiness, and deems self-realization, meaning in life, and personal growth, to be essential for well-being (Ryan & Deci, 2001)
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