ERIC Number: EJ804165
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
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Translation and Validation of the Malay Subjective Happiness Scale
Swami, Viren
Social Indicators Research, v88 n2 p347-353 Sep 2008
The Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky and Lepper, "Social Indicators Research," 46, 137-155, 1999) is a brief measure for assessing subjective happiness. The reliability and validity of the Malay version of the Subjective Happiness Scale was investigated in a community sample of 290 Chinese and 227 Malays in Malaysia. Results showed that the Malay Subjective Happiness Scale has excellent internal consistency, a unitary structure, and stability over a 30-day period and across ethnic groups. Moreover, the Malay version of the scale exhibited good convergent validity with single-item happiness scales. The availability of the Malay Subjective Happiness Scale is expected to facilitate the examination of happiness in Malay-speaking populations.
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Social Indicators, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Program Validation, Mental Health, Media Adaptation, Robustness (Statistics), Item Analysis, Well Being, Behavior Rating Scales
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