scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale: Evidence from the Hong Kong FAMILY Cohort

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairong Nan ◽  
Michael Y. Ni ◽  
Paul H. Lee ◽  
Wilson W. S. Tam ◽  
Tai Hing Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale

The Chinese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale: Validation and Convergence With Multidimensional Measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-235
Author(s):  
Chin-Lung Chien ◽  
Po-Lin Chen ◽  
Po-Jui Chu ◽  
Hsiang-Yi Wu ◽  
Yi-Chao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Scale Validation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Gender Groups

This article aimed to establish the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS-C) and to investigate the convergence between SHS-C and multidimensional subjective well-being (MSWB). A total of 543 college students completed the following measures: the SHS-C, the MSWB scale, Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale, and the interpersonal harmony scale. The SHS-C showed adequate internal consistent reliability and test–retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed a one-factor structure of the SHS-C, and multigroup CFA showed factor invariance between gender groups. Subjective happiness, as measured by the SHS-C, and MSWB, as measured by life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect, were highly correlated (above .90), suggesting convergent validity. The SHS-C was also correlated with two theoretically different but related constructs, self-esteem and interpersonal harmony, providing evidence of criterion-related validity. The results provide preliminary evidence that the SHS-C is valid with a Chinese-speaking population and that the SHS-C and MSWB may be interchangeable.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (C—QTI) in Hong Kong

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 823-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atara Sivan ◽  
Dennis W. K. Chan ◽  
Yee Wan Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Circumplex Model ◽  
Teacher Interaction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Questionnaire On Teacher Interaction ◽  
Two Samples

This study validated the Chinese version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (C–QTI) with two samples ( ns = 370 and 369) of primary school students in Hong Kong. The 48-item measure had acceptable internal consistency reliability, but the reliability coefficients of four of the scales were too low. The findings supported the validity of the circumplex model underlying the instrument and verified the ability of the measure to differentiate between students' perceptions in different classes. With the refinement of the measure based on reliability analysis and Principal Components Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted on the 35-item instrument to test its hypothesized factor structure. Findings on model fit indices were mixed, lending some support to the eight-factor structure of the questionnaire.

Subjective Happiness Scale--Chinese Version

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Bieda ◽  
Gerrit Hirschfeld ◽  
Pia Schönfeld ◽  
Julia Brailovskaia ◽  
Muyu Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Version ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale

Adult Playfulness, Humor Styles, and Subjective Happiness

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 630-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao D. Yue ◽  
Chun-Lok Leung ◽  
Neelam A. Hiranandani
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Adult Playfulness ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Playfulness has been referred to as a disposition that involves reframing a situation to amuse others and to make the situation more stimulating and enjoyable. It may serve to shift one’s perspective when dealing with environmental threats. Despite all the benefits of playfulness towards psychological well-being, it remains a largely understudied subject in psychology, particularly in Chinese societies. Hence, this study examined the association between adult playfulness, humor styles, and subjective happiness among a sample of 166 university students in Hong Kong and 159 students in Guangzhou, who completed a self-administered questionnaire, including the Short Measure for Adult Playfulness, the Chinese Humor Styles Questionnaire, and the Subjective Happiness Scale. Results showed that adult playfulness was positively correlated with affiliative humor, self-enhancing humor, and subjective happiness in both Hong Kong and Guangzhou samples. By its implication, highly playful Chinese students preferred using affiliative and self-enhancing humor to amuse themselves and others.

Humor Styles, Self-Esteem, and Subjective Happiness

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Dong Yue ◽  
Katy Wing-Yin Liu ◽  
Feng Jiang ◽  
Neelam Arjan Hiranandani
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Subjective Happiness Scale ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined how humor styles could mediate the effect of self-esteem on subjective happiness. 227 Hong Kong undergraduate students completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire, the Roxsenberg Self-esteem Scale, and the Subjective Happiness Scale. Results showed adaptive humor styles (affiliative humor and self-enhancing humor) significantly predicted self-esteem and subjective happiness and mediated the relationship between self-esteem and subjective happiness. Maladaptive humor styles (aggressive humor and self-defeating humor) did not strongly predict self-esteem or subjective happiness. The mediation effects of humor styles found in the present research provided useful suggestions for future studies.

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