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Title: Measuring relational wellbeing: construct validity in pre-COVID-Era UK; generalizability across COVID-lockdown-Era India, Greece, and UK
Authors: Gaines, SO
Otermans, P
Spanoudaki, M
Aditya, D
Chirenda, N
Keywords: relational wellbeing;exploratory factor analyses;India;Greece;United Kingdom;confirmatory factor analysis;analysis of variance (ANOVA);COVID;Gaines, Jr., Otermans, Spanoudaki, Aditya and Chirenda
Issue Date: 17-May-2024
Publisher: Frontiers Media
Citation: Gaines, S.O. et al. (2024) 'Measuring relational wellbeing: construct validity in pre-COVID-Era UK; generalizability across COVID-lockdown-Era India, Greece, and UK', Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1342991, pp. 1 - 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1342991.
Abstract: Aim: In the present studies, we examine the construct validity and criterion-related validity of a previously unpublished, eight-item measure of relational wellbeing. Methods: First, in two pre-COVID-Era pilot studies within the UK (n’s = 207 and 146, respectively), results of exploratory factor analyses revealed that—with the possible exception of one item regarding close relationships—the items assessed individual differences along a single dimension (i.e., relational wellbeing), rather than two distinct dimensions (i.e., social connections and close relationships). Second, in an initial pre-COVID-Era main study within the UK (n = 192), results of confirmatory factor analyses provided support for the hypothesized one-dimensional factor pattern, although the same problematic item from the pilot studies continued to under-perform relative to the other seven items. Findings: In a subsequent COVID-Lockdown-Era main study across India (n = 205), Greece (n = 354), and the UK (n = 390), results of confirmatory factor analyses established that—after omitting the same problematic item that had surfaced in the preceding studies—a one-dimensional factor pattern provided equally satisfactory fit for the three samples. Original value: Although we had not set out to test a priori hypotheses regarding mean similarities or differences in relational wellbeing among our COVID-Lockdown-Era studies, results of an analysis of variance revealed that persons within the UK scored significantly lower in relational wellbeing than did persons in India or Greece. Limitations: As noted above, one particular item repeatedly performed poorly in factor analyses; this item ideally should be dropped from the relational wellbeing scale in future research.
Description: Data availability statement: The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.
Supplementary material: The Supplementary material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1342991/full#supplementary-material .
URI: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/28827
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1342991
Other Identifiers: ORCiD: Stanley O. Gaines https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-6485
ORCiD: Pauldy Otermans https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8495-348X
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