Structural analysis of the Ryff’s psychological well-being scale among Mexican college students

Sergio Dominguez-Lara,Antonia Barranca-Enríquez,Eduardo Del Moral-Trinidad,Carolina Palmeros-Exsome,Yolanda Campos-Uscanga,Tania Romo-González

doi:10.24265/liberabit.2019.v25n2.09

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Objectives: This paper aimed to analyze the internal structure of the Spanish version of the Ryff’s psychological wellbeing scale (PWBS-E) among college students (n = 1700, 54.75% females, Mage = 19.23) who attend a public institution located in Veracruz, Mexico. Method: The internal structure of the PWBS-E was assessed using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA), while the reliability of the construct was estimated with the u coefficient and the reliability of the scores, with the α coefficient. Results: suggested that a short and unidimensional structure (19 items) provides greater empirical support. In addition, a method factor associated with inverted items in multidimensional models was evidenced. Regarding the reliability, acceptable indicators were found in both levels (construct and scores). Conclusions: This paper addresses both the findings and practical implications of the short version of the PWBS-E among college students.

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Conclusions: This paper addresses both the findings and practical implications of the short version of the psychological well-being scale (PWBS-E) among college students
Implementar este análisis tiene más sentido cuando el instrumento posee una estructura interna definida que no es el caso del PWBS, donde no existe consenso respecto a su estructura y los métodos predominantes son cuestionables (Dominguez-Lara & Navarro-Loli, 2018)3⁄4, por lo que es necesario establecer como línea base una estructura y en estudios posteriores planificar estudios de invarianza

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Con relación a los análisis confirmatorios, en numerosas ocasiones no fueron interpretadas apropiadamente las elevadas correlaciones interfactoriales (e.g., Dierendonck et al, 2008), que son indicios de redundancia y complejidad factorial; asimismo, no fue analizado el potencial efecto del método asociado a ítems invertidos (e.g., Tomás, Meléndez, Oliver, Navarro-Pardo, & Zaragoza, 2010); y son escasos aquellos estudios que concluyen que los datos no se ajustan al modelo teórico original de seis factores cuando la evidencia así lo indica (e.g., Chitgian-Urzúa, Urzúa, & VeraVillarroel, 2013).

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