Nordic Assessments of Instruments Measuring Subjective Well-Being in Young People: A Scoping Review
The study aims to identify and synthesize the assessments of instruments measuring subjective well-being among Nordic young people aged 10–24, with the theoretical background of the repeatedly high rankings of the Nordic countries on international well-being surveys. The study was conducted as a sco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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Scandinavian University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Nordisk Tidsskrift for Ungdomsforskning |
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| Online Access: | https://www.scup.com/doi/10.18261/ntu.6.1.2 |
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| Summary: | The study aims to identify and synthesize the assessments of instruments measuring subjective well-being among Nordic young people aged 10–24, with the theoretical background of the repeatedly high rankings of the Nordic countries on international well-being surveys. The study was conducted as a scoping review, following the PRISMA guidelines (Page et al., 2021), and for quality appraisal a compilation was developed based on the COSMIN guidelines (Mokkink et al., 2010). The assessments were evaluated through the following psychometric domains: internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, structural validity, convergent validity (hypothesis testing), cross-cultural validity (measurement invariance), and measurement error. Several instruments demonstrating good psychometric properties were reported. The most common psychometric domains assessed in the studies were internal consistency and structural validity, while the studies lacked discussions on content validity. An expected challenge in synthesizing the assessments was the varying well-being terms, definitions, and scales used as comparators in the studies, an issue further discussed in the article. The study introduces important findings on the assessments of subjective well-being-related instruments with Nordic young people as the target group. Additionally, it demonstrates a need for further assessments, as well as standardized guidelines for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties for well-being measures. |
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| ISSN: | 2535-8162 |