The Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire: Preliminary Investigation into Its Psychometric Properties

Autor/in	Taylor, Mark
Titel	The Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire: Preliminary Investigation into Its Psychometric Properties
Quelle	In: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 62 (2015) 1, S.99-115 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1034-912X
DOI	10.1080/1034912X.2014.984593
Schlagwörter	Well Being; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Investigations; Psychometrics; Conflict Resolution; Sport Psychology; Factor Analysis; Item Analysis; Locus of Control; Social Problems; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Middle School Students; Cohort Analysis; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Untersuchung; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Faktorenanalyse; Itemanalyse; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Kohortenanalyse; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	An estimated 20% of all adolescents will experience a depressive disorder by the age of 18, with schools being at the forefront of initiatives to promote resilience and well-being. This study reports on the development of the 24-item Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire (SPWQ), created as a measure of well-being in three areas: exercise, explanatory style, and conflict resolution. The SPWQ was administered to 235 male school students from Years 6-8 and 251 female students from Years 7-9, and a principal components analysis with varimax rotation was performed on the data obtained. A three-factor solution was identified dealing with explanatory style, conflict resolution, and exercise, which explained 31% of the total variance. The scale was found to have strong internal consistency with a Cronbach alpha coefficient of a = 0.80 for the male students and a = 0.84 for the female students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01