Evaluation of the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the General Well-Being Schedule (GWB) with Mexican American women

Women Health. 1998;27(3):51-64. doi: 10.1300/J013v27n03_04.

Abstract

The General Well-Being Schedule (GWB) is a brief, reliable, and valid measure of subjective well-being that is widely used in research as an indicator of psychological health and dysfunction. The GWB is hypothesized to have six subscales or dimensions (anxiety, depression, positive well-being, self-control, vitality, and general health), but previous research has not yielded a consistent factor structure. Little attention has been paid to the reliability and validity of the GWB with Mexican-Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the U.S. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the GWB schedule with Mexican-American women involved in a community-based weight-loss study. Factor analysis indicated a four-factor solution. The GWB and the resulting factors demonstrated acceptable reliability and discriminability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Attitude to Health
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical*
  • Female
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Life Style / ethnology
  • Mexican Americans / psychology
  • Mexican Americans / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychological Tests / standards*
  • Psychometrics
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States / epidemiology