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Development Of An Integrated Well-Being Scale For Japan, Kyoko Shimada, Masayuki Kiriu
Development Of An Integrated Well-Being Scale For Japan, Kyoko Shimada, Masayuki Kiriu
Japanese Society and Culture
Background: Although multiple scales related to well-being have been developed mainly in Western countries, it is important to consider Japanese cultural and historical elements when considering the concept of well-being in Japan. This study attempted to develop an integrated scale that considers Japanese cultural elements and characteristics.
Methods: As a preliminary survey, several Western made well-being scales were evaluated and 2 scales had factor structures that were generally as expected. Therefore, including these 2 scales, a total of 54 items (40 new items that represent characteristics that are important to Japanese) were added as integrated scales in the main analysis. …