Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics
This review article deals with the methods for measurement of subjective well-being in children and adolescents. The first part of the review presents an outlook of several psychometric instruments that demonstrate various approaches to measuring subjective well-being: multidimensional and one-dimen...
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| description | This review article deals with the methods for measurement of subjective well-being in children and adolescents. The first part of the review presents an outlook of several psychometric instruments that demonstrate various approaches to measuring subjective well-being: multidimensional and one-dimensional multiple-item scales as well as single item scales. The examples of techniques for establishing validity of developing instruments are provided. The experience of adaptation of psychometric instruments for measuring well-being to use them in younger samples is discussed. The article also highlights the discrepancies between parents’ and children’s own evaluations of children’s well-being that are documented with the use of several instruments. The second part of the review deals with the issues of subjective well-being dynamics that should be captured by psychometric instruments. The hypotheses of stability of subjective well-being levels (the notions of “homeostatically protected mood” and “well-being set point”) are discussed and contrasted to the results of empirical research of changes in normative levels of subjective well-being from preschool age to adolescence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3678268542b4037a19bbcd9ad1599442022-12-22T00:16:16ZrusMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationПсихологическая наука и образование1814-20522311-72732018-01-01226687610.17759/pse.2017220606Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age DynamicsArchakova T.O.,0charity foundation "Volunteers to help orphans", Moscow, Russia,This review article deals with the methods for measurement of subjective well-being in children and adolescents. The first part of the review presents an outlook of several psychometric instruments that demonstrate various approaches to measuring subjective well-being: multidimensional and one-dimensional multiple-item scales as well as single item scales. The examples of techniques for establishing validity of developing instruments are provided. The experience of adaptation of psychometric instruments for measuring well-being to use them in younger samples is discussed. The article also highlights the discrepancies between parents’ and children’s own evaluations of children’s well-being that are documented with the use of several instruments. The second part of the review deals with the issues of subjective well-being dynamics that should be captured by psychometric instruments. The hypotheses of stability of subjective well-being levels (the notions of “homeostatically protected mood” and “well-being set point”) are discussed and contrasted to the results of empirical research of changes in normative levels of subjective well-being from preschool age to adolescence.http://psyjournals.ru/en/psyedu/2017/n6/Archakova_Veraksa_Zotova_et_al.shtmlsubjective well-beingquality of lifestages of childhoodconsistency of parents’ and children’s evaluations subjective well-beingstages of childhood |
| spellingShingle | Archakova T.O., Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics Психологическая наука и образование subjective well-being quality of life stages of childhood consistency of parents’ and children’s evaluations subjective well-being stages of childhood |
| title | Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics |
| title_full | Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics |
| title_fullStr | Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics |
| title_short | Subjective Well-being in Children: Measurement Tools and Age Dynamics |
| title_sort | subjective well being in children measurement tools and age dynamics |
| topic | subjective well-being quality of life stages of childhood consistency of parents’ and children’s evaluations subjective well-being stages of childhood |
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