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Validation of the Slovene version of the Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being
Andreja Avsec & Gregor Sočan
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Abstract: Metric characteristics of Slovene version of the Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being (RPWB; Ryff, 1989) were analysed. The scales are based on the theoretical model of psychological well-being and refer to six areas of positive functioning of individual: self-acceptance, environmental mastery, personal growth, meaning in life, and autonomy. The construct validity of the original 84- item version of the RPWB was examined on the sample of 423 participants. Results of the multigroup component analysis indicate the problematic discriminative validity of some scales. Correlations with the Big Five are in accordance with our assumptions, and confirmed construct validity of the scales. Factor validity of the 25-item version of the RPWB was examined on the internet sample of 481 participants. Results indicate worse metric characteristics compared to the 84-item version. Because different versions of the scales (3-item, 4-item, 9-item, 14-item per scale version) are in use, it would be reasonable to examine scales with more than 4 and less than 14 items per scale also in Slovene sample.
Keywords: psychological well-being, metric characteristics, Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being RPWB, five factor personality model
