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- Title
Assessing multiple domains of child well-being: Preliminary development and validation of the multidimensional child well-being scale (MCWBS).
- Authors
Jiang, Shan; Ngai, Steven Sek-yum
- Abstract
The multidimensional nature of child well-being requires valid and reliable tools for assessing children's multiple developmental outcomes. This study reports the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Child Well-Being Scale (MCWBS), a 23-item self-report measure developed on the basis of a sample of school-aged children in China (N = 1322; M = 11.8; SD = 1.56). Exploratory factor analysis identified four well-being factors, namely, Physical, Psychological, Social, and Educational. The four-factor structure is further validated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Cronbach's α for the total scale (α = 0.894) and each subscale (0.857 for physical well-being; 0.917 for psychological well-being; 0.801 for social well-being; and 0.805 for educational well-being) were satisfactory, indicating high reliability. MCWBS positively correlated with quality of life (r = 0.674, p < 0.01) and happiness (r = 0.519, p < 0.01), and negatively correlated with depressive symptoms (r = −0.437, p < 0.01), indicating convergent validity. Multi-group CFA provided support for gender, hukou, and age-related invariance of the MCWBS at the configural, metric, and scalar level. Overall, this study addresses the measurement gap by developing a reliable and valid instrument containing multiple domains of children's development outcomes, which can contribute to the child well-being research and practice.
- Subjects
CHINA; EXPLORATORY factor analysis; CONFIRMATORY factor analysis; PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being; WELL-being; SCHOOL children; CHILDREN with developmental disabilities
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2022, Vol 41, Issue 8, p5458
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-020-01063-x