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SUBJECTIVE HAPPINESS SCALE; TRANSLATION AND VALIDATION IN A SAMPLE OF PREGNANT WOMEN

. Wardah Ishfaq, Rabia Mushtaq & Tamkeen Saleem


Abstract

Positive psychology addresses the beneficial impacts that positive variables have on the well-being of individuals. The importance of positive emotion variables to psychological health has led to a substantial increase in research on these topics in recent years. Subjective happiness has become a subject of growing interest in this context due to the belief that it significantly influences overall well-being and happiness. During pregnancy the importance of subjective happiness increases as it’s associated with positive birth outcomes and maternal health.  The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Urdu version of Subjective Happiness Scale. The study was conducted in the twin’s city Rawalpindi and Islamabad and the time duration was 6 month. The data was collected from Gynea OPD and Ward patients of private and Government hospitals. In this study 404 pregnant women were taken as a study sample. Descriptive, inferential and factorial analyses were applied on the data. Results show that SHS has satisfactory reliability and Validity Indexes. Moreover, the factorial structure of the scale matches the ones found in previous studies in numerous countries. The Urdu version of Subjective Happiness Scale is reliable and valid instruments and can be used other than sample of pregnant women.

KEY WORDS: Happiness, Subjective Happiness Scale, Reliability, Validity

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