ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-3910 and Hawkley, Louise C.
(2016):
Is valuing happiness associated with lower well-being? A factor-level analysis using the Valuing Happiness Scale.
In: Journal of Research in Personality, Vol. 60: pp. 46-50
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that valuing happiness is negatively associated with well-being. Most of these studies used the Valuing Happiness Scale (Mauss, Tamir, Anderson, & Savino, 2011). In the present paper, we examined the factor structure of this scale using data pooled from six independent samples (N-total = 938). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the Valuing Happiness Scale is not unidimensional and that only one of its three factors correlates negatively with various indicators of well-being, whereas non-significant or positive correlations were found for the other factors. These findings indicate that valuing happiness may not necessarily be bad for one's well-being, and call for a better definition, theoretical foundation, and operationalization of this construct. (C) 2015 ELSEVIER. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Psychology and Education Science > Department Psychology |
Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: | 0092-6566 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 47002 |
Date Deposited: | 27. Apr 2018, 08:12 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 13:23 |