1. VALIDACIÓN DEL INVENTARIO DE BIENESTAR SUBJETIVO CON MUESTRAS DE JÓVENES Y ADOLESCENTS ARGENTINOS, BRASILEROS Y MEXICANOS.
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Omar, Alicia, Paris, Laura, de Souza, Marcos Aguiar, da Silva, Sérgio Henrique Almeida, and Peña, Rebeca del Pino
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PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being , *ADOLESCENT psychology , *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *STRESS management , *WIT & humor , *ARGENTINE wit & humor - Abstract
The aim of this study was to adapt the Well-Being Inventory of Nacpal & Shell for using with Latinamerican youth and adolescents. The conceptual, semantic and operational equivalence of inventory prototype version was analized. The final version was administered to a sample of 1,891 students (730 Mexicans, 664 Argentines and 497 Brazilians) who also filled a set of recognized instruments developed to explore resilience, coping, sense of humor, emotional intelligence and cultural values. The exploration of factorial validity showed six orthogonal factors which explained almost 59% of total variance. Construct validity was demostrated through positive and significant correlations between subjective well-being and most of the variables considered. Reliability of the adapted instrument reached satisfactory levels. In light of the results some suggestions for future research in the area are made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009