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Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Analysis of Oxford Happiness Inventory Scale across Gender and Marital Status
Joint Authors
Mousavi, Amin
Sharafi, Zahra
Mahmoudi, Abdolreza
Shahraki, Hadi Raeisi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) is a self-report tool to measure happiness.
A brief review of previous studies on OHI showed the lack of evaluation of OHI fairness/equivalence in measuring happiness among identified groups.
Methods.
To examine the psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the OHI, responses of 500 university students were analyzed using item response theory and ordinal logistic regression (OLR).
Relevant measures of effect size were utilized to interpret the results.
Differential test functioning was also evaluated to determine whether there is an overall bias at the test level.
Results.
OLR analysis detected four items across gender and two items across marital status to function differentially.
An assessment of effect sizes implied negligible differences for practical considerations.
Conclusions.
This study was a significant step towards providing theoretical and practical information regarding the assessment of happiness by presenting adequate evidence regarding the psychometric properties of OHI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mousavi, Amin& Sharafi, Zahra& Mahmoudi, Abdolreza& Shahraki, Hadi Raeisi. 2020. Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Analysis of Oxford Happiness Inventory Scale across Gender and Marital Status. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137848
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mousavi, Amin…[et al.]. Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Analysis of Oxford Happiness Inventory Scale across Gender and Marital Status. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137848
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mousavi, Amin& Sharafi, Zahra& Mahmoudi, Abdolreza& Shahraki, Hadi Raeisi. Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Analysis of Oxford Happiness Inventory Scale across Gender and Marital Status. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137848
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137848