Development and Validation of the Subjective Well-Being Resources Scale

Abstract

Subjective well-being (SWB) is an important construct of positive psy-chology and it is known that these resources should be supported toprevent mental health disorders. However, there is no measurementtool to assess individual differences concerning SWB resources. Thepresent study aims to develop a valid and reliable scale to measureSWB resources. For this aim, two studies were conducted. As a result,the five-factor (personal, religious, health, social, and externalresources) construct explaining 45.3% of the variance was derivedand validated with both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.The factors were related to mental health indicators and personalityas expected. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale was .83),and the test re-test reliability was .88. As a result of the analysis, it isconcluded that the Subjective Well-Being Resources Scale is valid andreliable and can be used to measure SWB resources.