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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Umucu, Emre
• Wu, Jia-Rung
• Sanchez, Jennifer
• Brooks, Jessica M.
• Chiu, Chung-Yi
• Tu, Wei-Mo
• Chan, Fong

Titel

Psychometric validation of the PERMA-profiler as a well-being measure for student veterans

Ist Teil von

• Journal of American college health, 2020-04, Vol.68 (3), p.271-277

Ort / Verlag

United States: Taylor & Francis

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: The current study aims to validate the PERMA-Profiler, a well-known well-being measure, among a sample of student veterans. Participants: A sample of 205 student veterans were recruited from universities across the United States. Method: Cross-sectional research design was used in this study. Measurement structure of the PERMA-Profiler was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity was tested using Pearson correlation coefficients and Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The EFA results yielded a two-factor solution for student veterans. Factors are named as emotional character strengths and performance character strengths. Conclusions: The PERMA-Profiler is a multidimensional scale with good reliability and acceptable levels of convergent, divergent, and criterion-related validity. The PERMA-Profiler can help researchers and practitioners better gauge well-being in student veterans. Implications will be discussed.