Psychometric Evaluation of the Tagalog and German Subjective Happiness Scales and a Cross-Cultural Comparison |
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| Authors: | Viren Swami Stefan Stieger Martin Voracek Stefan G Dressler Laura Eisma Adrian Furnham |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2UW, UK;(2) Core Unit for Medical Education, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;(3) Department of Basic Psychological Research, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;(4) Department of Psychology, University College London, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | The Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) has recently been developed as a more complete measure for the assessment of molar subjective
happiness. In the present study, we report on the translation and validation of German and Tagalog versions of the SHS and
conduct an initial cross-cultural examination of subjective happiness. In Study 1, 960 participants in Austria completed a
German version of the SHS, which showed a unidimensional structure, good internal consistency, and good convergent validity
with other measures of subjective well-being. In Study 2, 182 participants in the Philippines completed a Tagalog version
of the scale, which likewise had a unidimensional structure, high internal consistency, and good convergent validity. Finally,
the results of Study 3 indicate that there were significant cross-cultural differences in subjective happiness. Specifically,
participants in individualist Austria and Britain had higher SHS scores than their counterparts in collectivist Malaysia and
the Philippines. Limitations of these studies are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Subjective Happiness Scale Well-being Translation Validation Cross-cultural |
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