Subjective Well-being Questionnaire Research Articles

Öğretmenlerin Öznel İyi Oluşları İle Mesleki Dayanıklılıkları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

This research aims to determine teachers’ perception levels regarding subjective well-being and their occupational resilience, and reveal the relationship between these two variables. Having a relational survey design, the research was carried out with teachers working at schools located within the province of Şanlıurfa in Turkey. The sample held a total of 346 teachers who work at different school types during the 2017-2018 academic year. Among the participants, 163 were women and 183 were men. This research deployed “Personal Information Form”, “Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (TSWQ)” and “Occupational Resilience Beliefs Scale for Teacher Candidates” as data collection tools. The research data were analyzed through the use of SPSS 21 statistical package program. Frequency, arithmetic mean and standard deviation values were calculated in order to determine the teachers’ perception levels regarding the subjective well-being and their occupational resilience. Pearson-Moment Product Correlation method was used to identify whether there was a significant relationship between the teachers' subjective well-being and their occupational resilience perception levels. Besides, multiple regression analysis was performed to determine as to whether the teachers’ subjective well-being predicted their occupational resilience. Research findings revealed that the teachers’ perception levels regarding subjective well-being and occupational resilience beliefs were quite high. A medium, positive and significant relationship was noted between the teachers’ subjective well-being and their occupational resilience. The subjective well-being of the teachers was found to significantly predict the occupational resilience and explains 71% of the total variance.

Subjective Well-Being Berhubungan dengan Prestasi Akademik Mahasiswa Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan

Subjective well-being is an individual assessment of life experience, which can be seen based on welfare, happiness and life satisfaction. The achievement level will be benchmark of student do learning. Subjective well-being aspect in the context of education in the good University will affect the enhancement student happiness in campus and satisfaction the education. Subjective Well-being in this study, will see the degree of well-being of students in the University. The assessment includes having, loving, being, and health. Therefore, The purpose of this study will be analyzed the correlation between subjective well-being and student achievement in academic. The study use quantitative descriptive. The respondents is the student of Nursing 2017 and take sample 70 participants with use random sampling technique. Data collection use the CSSWQ questionnaire (The College Students Subjective Well-being Questionnaire) and transcript of the GPA score. Data analysis use univariate analysis and bivariate analysis, as well as the Sederhana correlation test. The results is there a relationship between subjective well-being and academic achievement in 2017 Nursing Study Program students, at the SWCU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. 

Infant rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) personality and subjective well-being.

Infant temperament is theorized to lay the foundation for adult personality; however, many questions remain regarding personality in infancy, including the number of dimensions, extent to which they are adult-like, and their relation to other outcomes, such as mental and physical health. Here we tested whether adult-like personality dimensions are already present in infancy in a nonhuman primate species. We measured personality and subjective well-being in 7-month-old rhesus macaques (N = 55) using the Hominoid Personality Questionnaire and Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire, both of which were developed for adult primates based on human measures. Multiple human raters, who provided infants with daily care since birth, independently rated each infant. We found high interrater reliability. Results from a parallel analysis and scree plot indicated a five component structure, which, using principal components analysis, we found to be comprised of dimensions relating to Openness (e.g., curiosity, inquisitive, playfulness), Assertiveness (e.g., dominance, bullying, aggressive), Anxiety (e.g., vigilance, fearful), Friendliness (e.g., sociable, affectionate, sympathetic), and Intellect (e.g., organized, not erratic). These components are largely analogous to those in adult macaques, suggesting remarkably stable structural personality components across the lifespan. Infant macaques' subjective well-being positively correlates with Openness and Assertiveness and negatively correlated with Anxiety, similar to findings in adult macaques and other primates. Together, these findings suggest that, in macaques, infant personality dimensions may be conceptually related to adult personality and challenge the view that infant temperament may be disorganized and not as meaningful as adult personality. Further research is necessary to explore the antecedents, predictive validity, and stability of these personality components across situations and with development.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS IN CONDITIONS OF A SPECIALIZED BOARDING SCHOOL

An empirical study of the psychological factors of subjective well-being of adolescents was carried out with the help of observation, conversation and such psycho-diagnostic techniques as: “The subjective well-being questionnaire” (O. Vlasova); “Test “Determination of the personal adaptation of schoolchildren” (A. Furman); “The person orientation inventory questionnaire (POI, E. Shostrom)”; «Methodology» Anxiety scale «(J. Taylor); «Methodology» Definition of the general emotional orientation of the individual «(B. Dodonov); Technique «Man in the rain» (O. Romanova, T. Sytko); author's questionnaire, which helped to determine the adolescents subjective view of happiness. Statistical data processing was performed by using the capabilities of the SPSS-21 computer program. Experimental work was carried out during 2013-2017 on the basis of Kyiv educational institutions. The total number of subjects covered 400 students of the 8th -9th grades studying with in-depth study of physics and mathematics. The students of physical and mathematical lyceums have an anxiety level corresponding to the age standards, the greatest is the indicator of self-assessed anxiety, the leading emotional orientation is romantic, praxical, gnostic and communicative, have an average level of self-actualization and an obvious level of personal non-adaptability. Subjective well-being is at an average level and has links with personal adaptability and altruistic emotional orientation. Girls, compared to boys in terms of learning exact sciences, are more romantically and aesthetically emotionally oriented, with a higher personal growth. The main factors of subjective well-being of students of physical and mathematical lyceums are personal adaptation, gnostic and altruistic orientation, low level of school anxiety and a high level of self-actualization. The study of subjective well-being of the students of physical and mathematical lyceums has helped to establish the close interdependent connection between personal adaptability, self-actualization, altruistic and praxical emotional orientation and subjective well-being of students. In addition, the level of subjective well-being is most influenced by its components as a goal in life, self-perception and positive attitude. An important factor is a respondent’s accommodation or non-accommodation in hostel, because it may affect his|her subjective characteristics, the formation of personal traits and relationships with others. Under studying the adolescents the basic psychological peculiarities, depending on the education form, it is established that adolescents studying in the institution of the residential type of the physical and mathematical direction have an average level of anxiety, with predominance of self-assessed anxiety. Practical, romantic and gnostic emotional orientations have a non-obvious level of personal non-adaptability, average level of self-actualization, high level of subjective well-being and its components, such as personal growth and positive attitude.

Gender Differences in Subjective Well-Being of Healthy High-School Students

Summary The objective of this study was to analyse the level of subjective well-being (SWB) through five SWB dimensions and compare it between healthy male and healthy female high school students preferring sedentary leisure time activities. The research sample comprised of 90 male high school students (mean age 16.72 ± 1.33) and 126 female high school students (mean age 16.71 ± 1.36) who preferred sedentary types of leisure time activities with self-reported good health status. A standardized The Bern Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire for Adolescents (BFW) was used as a primary research method. We found significantly higher level of positive SWB dimension (U = 4281, p = 0.002, r = 172) and significantly lower level of negative SWB dimension (U = 2835, p = 0.000, r = 424) in the group of male high school students with self-reported good health status in comparison to female high school students. Parents should be involved in the selection of their children's leisure time activities, so it should not have only the sedentary character but also sport leisure time activities, mainly among young girls.

Personality and College Student Subjective Wellbeing: A Domain-Specific Approach

Domain-specific measures of subjective wellbeing are valuable tools for assessing the mental health of college students. In this study, we examined relations between Big Five personality traits and college students’ subjective wellbeing (SWB) using a college-specific measure: The College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire. Using a latent variable modeling approach called bifactor analysis, we found that the general college wellbeing factor was best predicted by agreeableness and extraversion whereas the specific dimensions of college SWB were differentially predicted by conscientiousness and neuroticism. Specifically, conscientiousness best predicted academic satisfaction and efficacy whereas neuroticism best predicted students’ connectedness to the university. The results suggest that the profile of a flourishing college student is extraverted and agreeable. This study illustrates the methodological advantage of using a domain-specific measure of SWB and bifactor modeling to shed light on the unique relations between personality and various aspects of college students’ mental health.

Субъективное качество жизни и психологическая адаптация у лиц с низким, средним и высоким уровнем эскапизма

The article presents the results of a study of Subjective quality of life and Psychological adaptation level among individuals with low, normal and high level of Escapism (N=329, 18-52 years old Russians from big cities). Four tests were applied including the new Escapism Scale. Individual with high level of Escapism have lower Subjective quality of life in several parameters — Stability in Country, Confidence in Future, Ecology, Social recognition, Interesting Job, Health and Active life, Internal Harmony and Inner Conflict absence, Privacy (as a Personal Space), Self-Confidence, (Subjective well-being Questionnaire, T. Savchenko, G. Golovina). ‘Excessive’ escapists also demonstrate lower level of psychological adaptation including Self-acceptance, Loyalty, Internality, Emotional Comfort, Intention to dominate (SPA Questionnaire, C. Rogers, R. Diamond). Because of that, Escapism can be characterized mainly as a compensational mechanism which emerges due to the reduced level of an individual’s adaptation to his/her social environment. The consistence of theoretical layout and empirical data obtained confirm the validity of presented Escapism Scale and its applicability for further empirical research.

Chosen aspects of current psychological condition in relation to coping strategies of nurses in Slovakia

Aim: To analyze chosen aspects of the current psychological state of Slovak nurses, and their relation to preferred strategies for workload management. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The research sample consisted of 240 nurses. Miksik's SUPSO questionnaire was used in order to record and evaluate the structure and dynamics of subjective experiences and conditions. Stress management strategies were identified through Tobin's Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) questionnaire, and the frequency of the experience of individual emotions through the SEHP Emotional Subjective Habitual Wellbeing questionnaire. The relationships between the variables were subjected to the Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: Nurses reported lower levels of psychological wellbeing and activity than the population average, as opposed to asthenic experience of stress and uncertainty. Regarding preference of coping strategies in the context of work, nurses mainly use problem solving, social support, and cognitive restructuring. Regarding the mutual relationship of current psychological state and preferences in coping strategies, there were significant positive relationships between a positively-attuned psychological state and an inclination toward problem-oriented strategies, and, in terms of negative experiences, with divergent strategies. Conclusion: Recognizing the relationship between nurses' current psychological state and preferences in terms of coping strategies allows the application of adequate preventive programs, thereby improving the physical wellbeing of nurses and their ability to cope with the demands of the profession, with potentially positive outcomes in specific nursing activities.

Next Day Subjective and Objective Recovery Indices Following Acute Low and High Training Loads in Academy Rugby Union Players.

The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity of selected subjective and objective monitoring assessments in detecting changes in group and individual responses to low and high load bouts of high intensity intermittent exercise. In a counterbalanced crossover design, Thirteen Academy Rugby Union players (mean ± SD: age: 18 ± 1 years) performed a low load (15 min) and a high load (90 min) bout of high intensity intermittent exercise (Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test) one week apart. Monitoring assessments were performed immediately prior to and 20 h following each trial. Subjective self-report Well-being Questionnaire (WQ) items showed small to large deteriorations following the high load compared to low load (d = 0.4–1.5, p = 0.03–0.57). A very large increase in resting HR (HRrest) (d = 2.1, p = 0.02), moderate decrease in heart rate variability (HRV) indices (d = 0.7, p = 0.04 and d = 0.7, p = 0.01 for the natural logarithm of the standard deviation of R-R intervals (ln SDNN) and the root square of the mean squared differences of successive R-R intervals (rMSSD), respectively) and no change in countermovement jump (d = 0.0, p = 0.97) were evident following the high load compared to low load. Individual WQ responses revealed 7/9, 7/9, 6/9, 6/9, 5/9, 3/9 and 1/9 participants reported deteriorations in recovery, sleep quality, motivation, muscle soreness, fatigue, stress and appetite, respectively, following the high load compared to low load. Individual analysis indicated a negative response following the high load compared to low load in HRrest, ln SDNN and ln rMSSD for 4/6, 2/6 and 1/6 participants, respectively. Selected WQ items detected group and individual responses to high load and low load highlighting their potential utility. However, objective assessments lacked the sensitivity to detect small individual changes.

Is the power of weak ties universal? A cross-cultural comparison of social interaction in Argentina and Canada

Although we interact with a wide range of people on a daily basis, the social psychological literature has primarily focused on interactions with close friends and family (i.e. strong ties). Recent research carried out on Canadian students suggests emotional benefits to interacting with acquaintances (i.e. weak social ties). The present study investigates whether this 'weak tie effect' holds in non-Western cultures, using a Latin American sample to broaden our understanding of collectivism. Participants reported daily how many strong and weak ties they greeted in person, as well as a daily subjective wellbeing questionnaire. Preliminary analyses suggest weak tie interaction is related to a sense of community, and indicate distinct patterns of social interaction among Latinos.

Öğretmen Öznel İyi Oluş Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

The aim of this study was to adapt Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire which was developed by Renshaw, Long and Cook (2015) to Turkish culture. Data were obtained from 544 teachers working at schools of Ministry of Education. The questionnaire consists of 8 items and 2 factor named School Connectedness and Teaching Efficacy. Explanatory Factor Analyses (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were executed to test the construct validity of the scale. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, it was found that scale had a two dimensional structure as in the original scale. Results of CFA indicated that the fit values of the model were acceptable (x²= 56.01, sd= 18, RMSEA= .075, NFI= 0.97, NNFI= 0.96, CFI= 0.98, GFI= .096, AGFI= 0.93, GFI= 0.96, SRMR=0.04). Reliability coefficients of the total scale was .82. According to study findings scale adapted to Turkish culture is a valid and reliable measurement tool for teacher subjective wellbeing.

Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de Bienestar Sexual Subjetivo en jóvenes y adultos chilenos

The present study evaluates the psychometric properties of subjective sexual well-being questionnaire in young and adult Chileans who residing in Santiago. The version of the scale translated into Spanish, was applied to a sample of 661 young and adults people between the ages of 18 and 54 who did not report any mental or physical illness. 49% of the sample was women and 51% of men. The psychometric properties and reliability were evaluated by exploratory factorial analysis and Cronbach’s alpha. The optimal factorial structure of the questionnaire was one factor with 4 items and had adequate reliability (α = .73), although item 4 had low factor loadings. The results indicate that the version of the subjective sexual well-being questionnaire is a valid and reliable self-administered instrument to evaluate the sexual well-being of women and men without reports of physical or mental illness.

Technical Adequacy of the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire With Brazilian Educators

The present study reports on the technical adequacy of a cultural adaptation of the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (TSWQ) with a sample of Brazilian educators ( n = 268). Responses to a Brazilian Portuguese version of the TSWQ (TSWQ-BP) indicated a sound two-factor measurement model as well as convergent validity with teachers’ responses to domain-general measures of wellbeing. Measurement invariance analyses comparing the Brazilian sample with a U.S. sample ( n = 185) indicated support for configural invariance but not for metric invariance. Taken together, findings provide preliminary evidence supporting the technical adequacy of scores derived from the TSWQ-BP for measuring Brazilian teacher wellbeing. Yet, results also suggest that it is currently inadvisable to use scores from the measure to directly compare the wellbeing of Brazilian and U.S. educators.

Assessing Teacher Wellness: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Measurement Invariance of the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire

Previous research demonstrates that there is an association between effective teaching and teachers’ positive psychological functioning at work. The current study explores the factor structure of the Teacher Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (TSWQ), which is a brief measure of two key dimensions of teachers’ positive psychological functioning: school connectedness and teaching efficacy. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on TSWQ responses from a sample of 1,883 teachers across eight states, with results suggesting that the TSWQ is a structurally valid measure of its two purported teacher well-being constructs. Furthermore, measurement invariance analyses reveal that the factor structure of the TSWQ stays consistent across elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Taken together, findings from the current study further support the technical adequacy and, by extension, the applied use of the TSWQ in schools to screen for intervention, measure outcomes, and monitor progress.

Chimpanzees with positive welfare are happier, extraverted, and emotionally stable

Facilities housing captive animals are full of staff who, every day, interact with the animals under their care. The expertise and familiarity of staff can be used to monitor animal welfare by means of questionnaires. It was the goal of our study to examine the association between chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) welfare, happiness, and personality. To these ends we collected two waves of welfare and subjective well-being ratings of 18 chimpanzees housed at the Edinburgh Zoo and one set of ratings of 13 chimpanzees housed at Fundació Mona. Ratings were made on a welfare questionnaire that included 12 items related to stress, psychological stimulation, and behavioural indicators of negative and positive welfare states, and a 4-item subjective well-being questionnaire. In addition, ratings were made on the 54-item Hominoid Personality Questionnaire and an abbreviated version of this scale consisting of 37 antonym pairs. We used generalizability theory to test whether welfare ratings generalized across items, raters, chimpanzees, and time. We then assessed the validity of the welfare and subjective well-being questionnaires by examining their associations with behaviour. Finally, we tested whether the welfare and subjective well-being ratings were associated with personality. Welfare ratings generalized across items, raters, chimpanzees, and time. Principal components analysis and regularized exploratory factor analysis indicated that ten welfare items and all four subjective well-being items formed a single dimension (welfareSWB). LASSO regression found that lower welfareSWB was associated with regurgitation, coprophagy, urophagy, and decreased proximity to nearest neighbour. A linear model that adjusted for age, sex, and facility, indicated that higher Extraversion and lower Neuroticism were related to higher welfareSWB. Welfare ratings were reliable and associated with subjective well-being and personality, demonstrating that staff ratings are a valid and potentially valuable tool for chimpanzee welfare assessment.

主观幸福感对情绪效价的影响—来自行为实验的证据

讨论主观幸福感对情绪效价的影响有重要的研究意义。本研究采用主观幸福感问卷和行为实验来探索不同个体主观幸福对情绪效价的影响。100名被试参与了研究，结果如下：1) 主观幸福感与总情绪刺激、正性刺激的效价均显著相关；2) 总情绪效价和正性效价在主观幸福感的不同水平下差异显著，高主观幸福感个体的总情绪效价和正性情绪效价显著高于低主观幸福感个体。主观幸福感高的个体有着更好的社会适应结果，在正性情绪刺激上能更敏感地进行感知，在其他情绪刺激上能够更好地进行调节。 It’s of high research significance to discuss the influence of subjective well-being on emotional valence. The subjective well-being questionnaire and behavioral experiment were applied to investigate the influence of individual subjective well-being on emotional valence. 100 participants took part in the research. The results are follows: 1) The subjective well-being was significantly related to the valence of all emotional stimulus and positive emotional stimulus. 2) The valence of all emotion and positive emotion were significantly different between different levels of subjective well-being. Individuals with high subjective well-beings performed better on the valence of all emotion and positive emotion than individuals with low subjective well-beings. Individuals with high subjective well-beings can better adapt to social situations, thus, higher sensitive about positive emotional stimulus, and better regulation about other emotional stimulus.

Psychometrics of the Revised College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire

The College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (CSSWQ) is a 15-item self-report rating scale for measuring four classes of college-specific wellbeing behavior: academic efficacy, academic satisfaction, school connectedness, and college gratitude. The present study investigated the psychometrics of a revised version of this measure, which included an additional item measuring academic satisfaction (for the purposes of balancing the number of items across subscales) and standardized the response options for all items to a unified 7-point Likert-type scale (for the purposes of enhancing administration feasibility and scoring interpretability), with a sample of current U.S. college students ( N = 401). Results indicated that responses to the revised version of the CSSWQ had adequate data–model fit to the proposed higher-order measurement model, that all factors were characterized by strong latent construct reliability, and that the higher-order factor demonstrated convergent validity with several domain-general measures of wellbeing and mental health problems. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Psychological Inflexibility in Korean Children and Adolescents: Validation of the Korean Version of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth-Eight Item Type (K-AFQ-Y8)

Psychological inflexibility is an important construct that has gained much attention recently as a critical mechanism of psychopathology in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This current study aimed to validate the Korean version of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth-Eight item type (AFQ-Y8; Greco, Lambert & Baer, 2008), which is a child-report measure of psychological inflexibility. Elementary and middle school students completed the K-AFQ-Y8, Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), Youth Self-Report (YSR), Concise Measure of Subjective Well-Being (COMOSWB), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ), and White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI). The K- FQ-Y8 showed adequate reliability and was fitted for a one-factor measurement model. The K-AFQ-Y8 positively correlated with thought suppression, anxiety, depression, somatic complaint, and problem behavior, and negatively with acceptance and subjective well-being. Even after removing the effects of acceptance and thought suppression, the K-AFQ-Y8 correlated significantly, as expected, with all measures. These results support the convergent and construct validity of the K-AFQ-Y8. Overall, the results suggest that the K-AFQ-Y8 is a useful child-report measure of psychological inflexibility, and psychological inflexibility may be a critical factor of psychopathology and the quality of life in Korean children and adolescents. Finally, the implication and limitation of this study, as well as possible suggestions for future study were discussed.

The Mediating Role of Subjective-Wellbeing in Terms of Perceived Stress and Hypertension

Background and objective: Hypertension is a psycho-physiological problem. There are several biological and psychological factors that affect the incidence and severity of hypertension. The present study was aimed to investigate the mediating role of subjective-wellbeing in terms of perceived stress and hyper - tension. Materials and methods: In this descriptive-correlated study, the study popula - tion included over-45-adult patients with hypertension who referred to health centers in Tehran. Through convenience sampling 298 persons (121 male and 177 female) were selected as samples of the study. Perceived stress scale ques- tionnaire and subjective well-being questionnaire were used to gather the data. To analyze the data Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used. Results: There was a significant and negative correlation between subjective well-being and hypertension (p < 0.01, β = 0.353). The subjective well-being mediates the relationship between perceived stress and hypertension (p < 0.01, β = 0.203) and scores of perceived stress and subjective well-being explain the percentage of variance in blood pressure and changes in scores of perceived stress explain 45% of variance in subjective well-being. Conclusion: People with high blood pressure have high perceived stress and subjective well-being contributes to the control of hypertension. Paper Type: Research Article.

THE ROLE OF DIMENSIONS OF IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND FIVE FACTORS OF PERSONALITY IN PREDICTING SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

Background and Objectives: Mental health and sense of wellbeing has-been the subject of many investigations. Identification and classification of mental health components as well as factors affecting them lead to better understanding of mental health and sense of wellbeing . This study aimed to investigate subjective wellbeing based on the five factors of personality and dimensions of identity development. Materials and methods : The correlational research method was used in this study. 200 students were selected from Semnan Medical University through cluster random sampling method. Neo questionnaire, dimensions of identity development questionnaire (DIDS) and subjective wellbeing questionnaire were used to collect data. Multivariate regression analysis, multivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA), and univariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used for data analysis. Findings: exploration in depth as a component of identity development, significantly predicted the positive affect. Exploration in depth and conscientiousness also predicted positive affect. There was no significant association between ruminative exploration and the negative affect. Among the five factors of personality, conscientiousness and extraversion significantly predicted positive affect while neuroticism was a significant predictor of negative affect. Conclusion: Exploration in depth and conscientiousness as the most important components of identity development were very effective in enhancing the subjective well-being. Conscientiousness and extroversion as the main components of personality also increased subjective wellbeing. Neuroticism was regarded as a threat to the subjective wellbeing.