Spanish versión of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS)A Reliability and Validity study in a simple of Spanish Elderly People

  1. Diego Lomas Martínez 1
  2. Juan José Fernández Muñoz 1
  3. Esperanza Navarro-Pardo 2
  1. 1 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, España
  2. 2 Universitat de València, España
Journal:
Acción psicológica

ISSN: 1578-908X

Year of publication: 2018

Volume: 15

Issue: 1

Pages: 17-24

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5944/AP.15.1.21196 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The psychometric properties of the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) were analyzed in a sample of 216 Spanish elderly people with an average age of 73.89 (SD = 6.49). An exploratory factor analysis and confirm­atory factor analysis were developed in order to identify the factorial solution and the best model fit. Just on factor was identified. Regarding reliability and validity, internal consistency index was .757 and the correlation between the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS) and measures of others construct, General Health Question­naire (GHQ) and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD) (CESD), were significance. The practical implications of the scale and the index values obtained are discussed.

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