Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents
Abstract Background Despite the existence of comprehensive well-being frameworks, there are notable gaps in measuring and understanding well-being in adolescents. the study examines the psychometric properties of the Sterling Children’s Well-Being Scale (SCWBS) in a large sample of Iranian adolescen...
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| description | Abstract Background Despite the existence of comprehensive well-being frameworks, there are notable gaps in measuring and understanding well-being in adolescents. the study examines the psychometric properties of the Sterling Children’s Well-Being Scale (SCWBS) in a large sample of Iranian adolescents. Methods This study conducted a cross-sectional investigation method on 2362 school-aged adolescents (1365 girls and 997 boys) aged 12 to 15 years, selected from a community sample in Iran (October 2023-May 2024). After a forward-backward translation, the SCWBS was adapted to the Farsi language. The SCWBS, WHO-five well-being index (WHO-5), and the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17) were used for data collection. Assessment of reliability was conducted using internal consistency and test-retest reliability evaluations. Results The factor structure of the SCWBS was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), where a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.88 was obtained for the global scale, while 0.87 was obtained for the retest. According to the fit indices, the initial correlated two-factor model of SCWBS was deemed sufficient: χ2 = 646.60; df = 53; RMSEA = 0.069; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.98; IFI = 0.98; SRMR = 0.04. Conclusions Based on these results, the construct validity and reliability of the SCWBS are initially supported as a measurement instrument to assess the psychological well-being of Iranian adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9debff522c9040ff81e9b6fd20bce5b22025-08-20T01:51:31ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-05-0125111210.1186/s12889-025-22960-5Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescentsAsgar Alimohamadi0Karim Abdolmohamadi1Mahdi Ghasemzadeh2Violeta J. Rodriguez3Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba’i UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani UniversityDepartment of Clinical and General Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i UniversityDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstract Background Despite the existence of comprehensive well-being frameworks, there are notable gaps in measuring and understanding well-being in adolescents. the study examines the psychometric properties of the Sterling Children’s Well-Being Scale (SCWBS) in a large sample of Iranian adolescents. Methods This study conducted a cross-sectional investigation method on 2362 school-aged adolescents (1365 girls and 997 boys) aged 12 to 15 years, selected from a community sample in Iran (October 2023-May 2024). After a forward-backward translation, the SCWBS was adapted to the Farsi language. The SCWBS, WHO-five well-being index (WHO-5), and the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17) were used for data collection. Assessment of reliability was conducted using internal consistency and test-retest reliability evaluations. Results The factor structure of the SCWBS was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), where a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.88 was obtained for the global scale, while 0.87 was obtained for the retest. According to the fit indices, the initial correlated two-factor model of SCWBS was deemed sufficient: χ2 = 646.60; df = 53; RMSEA = 0.069; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.98; IFI = 0.98; SRMR = 0.04. Conclusions Based on these results, the construct validity and reliability of the SCWBS are initially supported as a measurement instrument to assess the psychological well-being of Iranian adolescents.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22960-5SCWBSValidityReliabilityEmotional well-beingPsychological well-beingAdolescents |
| spellingShingle | Asgar Alimohamadi Karim Abdolmohamadi Mahdi Ghasemzadeh Violeta J. Rodriguez Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents BMC Public Health SCWBS Validity Reliability Emotional well-being Psychological well-being Adolescents |
| title | Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents |
| title_full | Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents |
| title_short | Emotional and psychological well-being in early adolescence: psychometric properties of the Stirling children’s well-being scale in a sample of Iranian adolescents |
| title_sort | emotional and psychological well being in early adolescence psychometric properties of the stirling children s well being scale in a sample of iranian adolescents |
| topic | SCWBS Validity Reliability Emotional well-being Psychological well-being Adolescents |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22960-5 |
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