Structural analysis of the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale among Mexican college students

• Autores: Dominguez-Lara, Sergio, Romo-González, Tania, Palmeros-Exsome, Carolina, Barranca-Enríquez, Antonia, del Moral-Trinidad, Eduardo, Campos-Uscanga, Yolanda
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Liberabit
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.ojs3.revistaliberabit.com:article/339
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.revistaliberabit.com/index.php/Liberabit/article/view/339
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: validez; confiabilidad; ESEM; PWBS; bienestar; universitarios

Objectives: This paper aimed to analyze the internal structure of the Spanish version of the Ryff’s psychological wellbeing scale (PWBS-E) among college students (n = 1700, 54.75% females, Mage = 19.23) who attend a public institution located in Veracruz, Mexico. Method: The internal structure of the PWBS-E was assessed using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA), while the reliability of the construct was estimated with the ù coefficient and the reliability of the scores, with the α coefficient. Results: suggested that a short and unidimensional structure (19 items) provides greater empirical support. In addition, a method factor associated with inverted items in multidimensional models was evidenced. Regarding the reliability, acceptable indicators were found in both levels (construct and scores). Conclusions: This paper addresses both the findings and practical implications of the short version of the PWBS-E among college students.