Medidas Psicométricas da Escala Subjetiva de Felicidade em Adolescentes de Santa Maria, Brasil

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Ortiz, Fernanda Ruffo
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; BR; Odontologia; UFSM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Odontológicas
• Palavras-chave em Português: Adolescentes; Felicidade; Validação; Happiness; Validation; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/6179

Happiness is a multidimensional construct of a subjective measurement, which is defined as "the degree to which a person evaluates his/her overall quality of life as favorable", and it is also determined by personal characteristics throughout life. Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) measures positive and negative aspects, involving affective and cognitive domains in a few items. The aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the SHS psychometric proprieties in adolescents from Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. A random sample of 1134 students was assessed in Santa Maria in 2012. A second data collect was carried out in 2014, and 745 adolescents agreed to participate in the study again. Clinical, socioeconomic, demographic and subjective variables were collected by trained and calibrated researchers. The internal consistency, reproducibility, discriminant and convergent validity were assessed, and structural equation modeling was performed to verify the reliability and validity of the SHS. Reliability values were low and the validation presented acceptable ones. SHS has theoretical concepts similar to the Satisfaction With Life Scale. It differentiates groups regarding their inequalities (discriminant validity) and, according to confirmatory factor analysis, items were correlated. Therefore, Subjective Happiness Scale demonstrated valid measures to be use among adolescents.