Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report a real-life empirical case and discuss some caveats emerged in measuring subjective well-being (SWB) in an understudied population of adolescents refugees from West Africa. Design/methodology/approach: During the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the subjective well-being assessment scale in the target population, the model of measurement presented some weakness with regard to content validity criteria. Findings: This leads to a partial revision of the model and the development of new locally-based domains of SWB. Originality/value: Context-specific factors’ robustness showed the dynamic and culture-informed nature of the SWB construct. Practical and theoretical implications of using quantitative questionnaires in non-western contexts characterized by high grades of insecurity and instability will be discussed.
Veronese, G., Pepe, A., Sala, G., Vigliaroni, M. (2019). Measuring subjective well-being in an understudied population of young Western-African IDPs and refugees. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIGRATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, 16(1), 65-76 [10.1108/IJMHSC-07-2018-0043].
Measuring subjective well-being in an understudied population of young Western-African IDPs and refugees
Veronese, G.
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;Pepe, A.
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2019
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report a real-life empirical case and discuss some caveats emerged in measuring subjective well-being (SWB) in an understudied population of adolescents refugees from West Africa. Design/methodology/approach: During the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the subjective well-being assessment scale in the target population, the model of measurement presented some weakness with regard to content validity criteria. Findings: This leads to a partial revision of the model and the development of new locally-based domains of SWB. Originality/value: Context-specific factors’ robustness showed the dynamic and culture-informed nature of the SWB construct. Practical and theoretical implications of using quantitative questionnaires in non-western contexts characterized by high grades of insecurity and instability will be discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.