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Validierung eines Fragebogens zur umfassenden Operationalisierung von Wohlbefinden

Die deutsche Version des Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) und die Kurzversion Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT)

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000174

Zusammenfassung. Die Komponenten subjektives Wohlbefinden (SWB), Beziehungen, Sinn, Engagement, Können, Optimismus und Autonomie tragen zu umfassendem Wohlbefinden bei. Das Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) und die Kurzversion Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT) von Su, Tay und Diener (2014) messen dieses mit nur einem Instrument. Ziel der Studie war die Validierung des CIT und BIT in einer deutschsprachigen Stichprobe (N = 1 040). Gesundheits- und Wohlbefindensfragebögen wurden zur Bestimmung der Konstruktvalidität miterhoben. Verschiedene Faktorenmodelle des CIT wurden mittels konfirmatorischer Faktorenanalysen getestet und verglichen. Das Modell mit den 18 CIT-Skalen als Faktoren erster Ordnung sowie SWB und psychologischem Wohlbefinden (PWB) als Faktoren zweiter Ordnung wies die beste Modellgüte auf und bestätigte die traditionelle Differenzierung von Wohlbefinden in SWB und PWB. Zudem bestätigte sich das Einfaktorenmodell des BIT. Beide Fragebögen wiesen eine gute Reliabilität und Konstruktvalidität auf und können im deutschsprachigen Raum zur Messung des umfassenden Wohlbefindens empfohlen werden.


Validation of a Holistic Measure for the Construct of Well-Being – The German Version of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and the Short Version Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT)

Abstract. The components subjective well-being (SWB), relationships, meaning, engagement, mastery, optimism, and autonomy contribute to comprehensive well-being. The Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and the short version Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT) of Su, Tay, and Diener (2014) assess well-being comprehensively. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the questionnaires in a German-speaking sample (N = 1 040). Construct validity was determined using several questionnaires measuring health and well-being. Different models of the CIT were tested with confirmatory factor analyses and compared. A model with 18 first-order factors including SWB and psychological well-being (PWB) as higher-order factors showed the best model fit and replicated the traditional distinction of well-being in SWB and PWB. Furthermore, the single factor model of the BIT was confirmed. Both questionnaires demonstrated good reliability and construct validity. They can be recommended for the use in a German-speaking population to measure comprehensive well-being.

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