Happiness, life satisfaction and positive mental health : Investigating reciprocal effects over four years in a Chinese student sample
- Positive factors are increasingly recognized in the field of psychology, however, few studies have investigated the longitudinal measurement invariance (LMI) and reciprocal associations of positive core constructs, such as happiness, life satisfaction and positive mental health. This study evaluated the LMI of these constructs over four years in a Chinese Student Sample (n = 4400) using the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH-scale). The longitudinal reciprocal associations of the constructs were examined within a random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM). The results show that the SHS, SWLS and PMH-scale are measurement invariant over time and that the constructs are positively inter-related, but show different reciprocal patterns over time.
Author: | Angela BiedaORCiD, Gerrit HirschfeldORCiD, Pia Schönfeld, Julia BrailovskaiaORCiD, Muyu LinORCiD, Jürgen MargrafORCiD |
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Title (English): | Happiness, life satisfaction and positive mental health : Investigating reciprocal effects over four years in a Chinese student sample |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.11.012 |
ISSN: | 1095-7251 |
ISSN: | 0092-6566 |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Research in Personality |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2019 |
electronic ID: | Zur Anzeige in scinos |
Release Date: | 2021/08/04 |
Issue: | 78 |
First Page: | 198 |
Last Page: | 209 |
Note: | Zugriff im Hochschulnetz |
Faculties: | Fakultät WiSo |
DDC classes: | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Review Status: | Veröffentlichte Fassung/Verlagsversion |