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Psychometric Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Caring for Bliss Scale in the Philippines and the United States

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  • Author(s): Jesus Alfonso D. Datu (ORCID Jesus Alfonso D. Datu (ORCID 0000-0002-8790-1113); Frank Fincham (ORCID Frank Fincham (ORCID 0000-0001-5081-2283); Jet U. Buenconsejo (ORCID Jet U. Buenconsejo (ORCID 0000-0003-3777-8601)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journal of American College Health. 2024 72(5):1394-1400.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      7
    • Subject Terms:
      Psychometrics; Likert Scales; Well Being; Beliefs; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Stress Variables; Test Validity; Scores; Foreign Countries
    • Subject Terms:
      United States; Philippines
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/07448481.2022.2076562
    • ISSN:
      0744-8481
      1940-3208
    • Abstract:
      The Caring for Bliss Scale (CBS) is a new measure that assesses an individuals' capacity to cultivate inner joy and happiness. Developed in the United States, its generalizability remains unknown in non-Western contexts. This research explored the scale's cross-national invariance among college students in the Philippines (n = 546) and the United States (n = 643). A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation showed that the unidimensional model of caring for bliss exhibited configural, metric, scalar, and residual invariance across the Filipino and the U.S. samples. This scale also had good internal consistency estimates in both settings. In both contexts, caring for bliss was positively correlated with well-being and negatively correlated with different negative quality of life indicators (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depression). This study offered preliminary evidence regarding the cross-national applicability of the CBS in different cultural settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1429198