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The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being.
Abstract
We introduce the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being, which assesses 5 positive psychological characteristics (Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness) that might foster well-being, physical health, and other positive outcomes in adulthood. To create the measure, a pool of 60 items was compiled, and a series of 10 studies with 4,480 adolescents (age 10-18) from the United States and Australia were used to develop and test the measure, including the factor structure, internal and test-retest reliability, and convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity. The final 20-item measure demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, although additional studies are needed to further validate the measure, extend to other population groups, and examine the extent to which it predicts long-term outcomes. As a brief multidimensional measure, the EPOCH measure contributes to the empirical testing and application of well-being theory, and offers a valuable addition to batteries designed to assess adolescent positive psychological functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Kern, M. L., Benson, L., Steinberg, E. A., & Steinberg, L.
- Venue
- Psychological Assessment
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 586-597
- ISSN
- 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-134X
- OpenAlex
- W2346635438
- Cited by
- 537
- References
- 35
- FWCI
- 14.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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