Emre Umucu1, Jia-Rung Wu2, Jennifer Sanchez3, Jessica M Brooks4,5, Chung-Yi Chiu6, Wei-Mo Tu5, Fong Chan2. 1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA. 2. Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, Madison, USA. 3. Department of Rehabilitation and Counselor Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. 5. Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA. 6. Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Abstract
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.
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.
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