Background
Methods
Study 1
Ethical approval
Measures
Analyses
Study 2
Ethical approval
Measures
Analyses
Results
Study 1
Sample characteristics
Data screening
Item | valid N | missing | mean | sd | λ | |
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Taking Initiatives
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1. |
How often do you take the initiative to keep yourself busy?
|
292
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4
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1.99
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1.09
|
.65
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2. | How often are you engaged in making your home or room as comfortable as possible? | 291 | 5 | 1.53 | 1.14 | .46 |
3. |
How often do you take the initiative to get in touch with people who are dear to you?
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291
|
5
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1.93
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1.05
|
.82
|
4. | Do you sometimes try to be good at something? | 283 | 13 | 1.67 | 1.22 | .48 |
5. |
How often do you make an effort to have friendly contacts with other people?
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291
|
5
|
1.67
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1.06
|
.80
|
Investment Behavior
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6. |
Do you ensure that you have enough interests on a regular basis (such as a hobby) to keep you active?
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291
|
5
|
2.16
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1.16
|
.65
|
7. | Do you make sure that you get enough physical exercise in order to stay fit longer? | 292 | 4 | 1.72 | 1.18 | .49 |
8. | Do you occasionally do something so that your contact with your acquaintances remains good? | 288 | 8 | 1.47 | .98 | .64 |
9. |
Do you devote some time and attention to those who are dear to you in order to maintain good contact?
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288
|
8
|
2.02
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1.00
|
.77
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10. |
Do you keep busy with the things you are good at so that you stay good at them?
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285
|
11
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1.81
|
1.21
|
.66
|
Variety
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11. |
How many hobbies or activities do you have on a regular basis?
|
289
|
7
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2.03
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1.18
|
.67
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12. | Do you have different ways to relax when necessary? | 289 | 7 | .62 | .82 | .34 |
13. |
Do you have different occasions on which you have friendly contacts with others?
|
286
|
10
|
2.26
|
1.27
|
.73
|
14. | With how many people do you have a confidential relationship? | 285 | 11 | 2.54 | 1.32 | .43 |
15. |
Are there certain things that you are good at?
|
266
|
30
|
1.41
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1.26
|
.61
|
Multifunctionality
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16. | The activities I enjoy, I do together with others. |
290
|
6
|
1.60
|
1.15
|
.59
|
17. | I sometimes help the people I care about. |
285
|
11
|
1.82
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1.08
|
.75
|
18. | Others benefit from the things I do for my pleasure. |
277
|
19
|
1.66
|
1.04
|
.74
|
19. | I generally spend my holidays with others. | 289 | 7 | 2.68 | 1.39 | .32 |
20. | I practice my hobbies together with others. | 288 | 8 | 1.29 | 1.17 | .45 |
Self-efficacy
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21. |
Are you able to find agreeable activities?
|
288
|
8
|
2.18
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1.03
|
.77
|
22. | Are you capable of taking good care of yourself? | 287 | 9 | 2.74 | 1.07 | .56 |
23. |
Are you able to have friendly contacts with others?
|
290
|
6
|
2.23
|
1.10
|
.86
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24. |
Are you able to let others know that you care about them?
|
286
|
10
|
2.24
|
1.01
|
.67
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25. | Are you good at something? | 282 | 14 | 1.63 | 1.13 | .55 |
Positive Frame of Mind
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26. | How often are you able to see the positive side of the situation when something disagreeable happens? | 278 | 18 | 1.89 | 1.25 | .63 |
27. |
When things go against you, how often do you think that it could always be worse?
|
280
|
16
|
2.22
|
1.34
|
.79
|
28. | When you are not doing well, how often do you think that there are others who are worse off? | 276 | 20 | 2.21 | 1.30 | .76 |
29. |
When you have a bad day, how often do you think that things will be better tomorrow?
|
275
|
21
|
2.37
|
1.27
|
.71
|
30. |
When things are not going so well, how often do you succeed in thinking positively?
|
284
|
12
|
2.37
|
1.13
|
.72
|
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
full model with 6 abilities systematically linked to dimensions of well-being as latent variables
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On imputed data (n = 296)
| Χ2 (p) | RMSEA | IFI | SRMR |
30 items | 837.874 (0.0) | .0438 | .985 | .0568 |
Listwise deletion 30 items (n = 204)
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30 items | 740.991 (0.0) | .0472 | .984 | .0603 |
Full and short models with 6 abilities not systematically linked to dimensions of well-being as latent variables
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On imputed data (n = 296)
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30 items | 1507.845 (0.0) | .0689 | .957 | .0718 |
Final short version 18 items | 523.786 (0.0) | .0740 | .971 | .0644 |
Listwise deletion 30 items (n = 204)
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30 items | 1274.298 (0.0) | .0734 | .955 | .0804 |
Final short version 18 items | 454.335 (0.0) | .0807 | .967 | .0755 |
Listwise deletion 18 items (n = 221)
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Final short version 18 items | 501.856 (0.0) | .0845 | .964 | .0742 |
Item reduction analysis
Internal consistency and inter-correlations
items short version | Cronbach's alpha | original full scale | scale mean (sd) | inter-item correlations range | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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1. Taking Initiatives | 1, 3, 5 | .77 | .91* | 1.86 (.88) | .43-.70 | |||||
2. Investment Behavior | 6, 9, 10 | .71 | .93* | 1.98 (.90) | .42-.50 | .62* | ||||
3. Variety | 11, 13, 15 | .69 | .93* | 1.90 (.97) | .38-.50 | .47* | .53* | |||
4. Multifunctionality | 16, 17, 18 | .69 | .90* | 1.70 (.86) | .34-.62 | .43* | .61* | .53* | ||
5. Self-efficacy | 21, 23, 24 | .77 | .94* | 2.22 (.87) | .47-.61 | .63* | .71* | .49* | .57* | |
6. Positive Frame of Mind | 27, 29, 30 | .74 | .95 | 2.31 (1.01) | .48-.50 | .33* | .40* | .19* | .22* | .51* |