Well-being in the batswana cultural context: Constructs and measures

Itumeleng P. Khumalo; Q. Michael Temane; Marié P. Wissing

doi:10.1080/14330237.2011.10820456

Well-being in the batswana cultural context: Constructs and measures

Itumeleng P. Khumalo, Q. Michael Temane, Marié P. Wissing

North West University

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Abstract

The study investigated wellbeing in a Setswana-speaking sample. Participants (n=459, males =141 females =318; 22% = aged between 30 and 40 years) completed the General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS: Khumalo, Temane & Wissing, 2010) and the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (MHC-SF: Keyes, 2005b). Data were analyzed applying classical test theory (CTT), structural equation modelling (SEM; measurement model) and item response theory (IRT; Rasch model). Both GPWS and MHC-SF measures yielded a multidimensional wellbeing factor structures indicative of a hedonic-eudaimonic wellbeing overlap. Further qualitative research could explore the cultural contextual meanings of wellbeing in Setswana culture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-285
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2011.10820456
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

African context
Comparison
Measurement
Mental health
Psychological well-being

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General Psychology

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