Psychometric evaluation of the Russian version of the flourishing scale in a sample of older adults living in Siberia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development of measures of psychological functioning has received less attention in Russia compared to other countries. Moreover, despite the growing interest in the psychological well-being of older adults, there is a lack of research on this segment of the population in Siberia. Therefore, in this study we aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the Flourishing Scale (FS) and to measure psychological functioning in a sample of older adults living in Siberia.

Methods

The FS was translated and adapted to Russian language and culture using the back-translation procedure. The Russian version was administered to 851 older adults (aged from 65 to 93 years, mean = 75.3; female = 510). A principal axis factor analysis (PFA) and a conf

SUBMITTER: Didino D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371512 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature