RESEARCH ARTICLE
Development and Validation of the Short Multidimensional Well-Being Questionnaire (SMWQ)
Lucile Bigot1, 3, 4, Catherine Garncarzyk1, 2, Antoine Gauthier1, 3, 4, Gaelle Quarck1, 3, 4, Fabrice Dosseville1, 2, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 10
First Page: 25
Last Page: 31
Publisher ID: TOPHJ-10-25
DOI: 10.2174/1874944501710010025
Article History:
Received Date: 10/11/2016Revision Received Date: 14/01/2017
Acceptance Date: 24/01/2017
Electronic publication date: 17/04/2017
Collection year: 2017
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Purpose:
Psychological well-being and health are closely linked at older ages. It is widely recognized that adapted regular physical exercise improves drastically both the physical and emotional well-being and allows older adults to stay healthy longer, with a better quality of life. In the framework of a European project (MOTION) to increase the life expectancy, independence and quality of life of older adults, the aim of the current research was to develop and validate a brief, multi-faceted, self-report measure of well-being in older adults.
Method:
The aim of Study 1 was to establish the factor structure of the newly developed measure using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The aim of Study 2 was to replicate the measure's factor structure using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and to evaluate test-retest reliability and convergent validity.
Results:
Analyses allowed generating a model of well-being comprising four dimensions: Perceived physical value, self-esteem and self-efficacy, socialization, and emotional reactions.
Conclusion:
The findings suggest that the SMWQ is appropriate for use with older adults and can help researchers and health professionals to assess the effects of APA programs.