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Measuring and Interpreting Subjective Wellbeing in Different Cultural Contexts - A Review and Way Forward (Paperback)
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Measuring and Interpreting Subjective Wellbeing in Different Cultural Contexts - A Review and Way Forward (Paperback)
Series: Elements in Psychology and Culture
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Loot Price R585
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The scientific study of 'wellbeing' involves both objective and
subjective variables. While objective wellbeing can be simply
measured as tangible aspects of the living environment, measuring
subjective wellbeing involves quantifying self-reported feelings.
Although reliable and valid measures can be achieved, in a
cross-cultural context differences in language and culture present
formidable challenges to measurement comparability. This Element
begins by describing the behaviour of subjective wellbeing in
single cultures, using the theory of homeostasis. Robert A. Cummins
then discusses cross-cultural differences in subjective wellbeing,
with a focus on measurement invariance as a means of ensuring the
validity of comparative results. Cummins proposes that the major
barrier to creating such comparability of measurement is a
pervasive response bias that differs between cultures. He concludes
that current instruments are inadequate to provide valid
cross-cultural measures of subjective wellbeing, and that suitable
measures may be created as short forms of current scales.
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