Psychological Balance Scale: Validation Studies of an Integrative Measure of Well-Being.

ABSTRACT: Studies infer Psychological Balance from the absence of psychopathology. In this article, we investigated this construct as an antecedent of well-being. We present empirical evidence toward the validation of a new theoretical model regarding Psychological Balance, a dynamic state with relatively constant characteristics, comprising Consistency and Flexibility and influenced by a Self/Others Ratio. A battery of 31 items, as indicators of Consistency, Flexibility, and Self/Others Ratio, aided this empirical investigation. In an online study (N = 933), we collected cross-sectional data from the United Kingdom. Results of cross-validation analyses provided evidence toward the validity of the proposed model and the psychometric properties of its instrument. There were statistically signi

SUBMITTER: Besika A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483246 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature