Translation and cross-cultural validation of the Flourishing and Secure Flourishing Indexes into Brazilian Portuguese.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Flourishing, a holistic concept encompassing multiple domains of well-being, has gained significant interest in recent years. However, validated tools for measuring flourishing, mainly using VanderWeele's framework, remain unavailable for Brazilian Portuguese-speaking populations. This article describes the translation into Brazilian Portuguese, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the resulting versions of the Flourishing Index (FI) and Secure Flourishing Index (SFI).

Methods

The instruments were translated and adapted following international guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. In Study 1, psychometric properties were examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in a general-population sample (n=359). Construct validity wa

SUBMITTER: Goncalves JPB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815384 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature