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Reliability and Validity of the Oxford Happiness Inventory among University Students in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar ,
Ebrahim Jafari ,
Mohammad Reza Abedi  and
Fatemeh Samiee
Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar*
Affiliation:
University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Ebrahim Jafari
Affiliation:
University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohammad Reza Abedi
Affiliation:
University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
Fatemeh Samiee
Affiliation:
University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran. E-mail: mjavad_liaghatdar@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the internal reliability, content validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity of the Persian translation/Farsi version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory. The Oxford Happiness Inventory and Fordyce Happiness Inventory were completed by a sample of 727 Iranian university students. Findings confirmed the internal reliability, construct, and concurrent validity of the Oxford Happiness Inventory. Thus, it can be recommended for use as a trait-measure of happiness among Iranian samples.

El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar la fiabilidad internal, la validez de contenido, la validez de constructo y la validez concurrente de la traducción persa/varsión farsi del Inventario de Felicidad de Oxford (Oxford Happiness Inventory). Una muestra de 727 estudiantes universitarios iraníes completaron el Inventario de Felicidad de Oxford y al Inventario de Felicidad de Fordyce. Los resultados confirmaron la fiabilidad interna, la validez de constructo y la validez concurrente del Inventario de Felicidad de Oxford. Así, puede ser recomendarse para su uso como medida de rasgo de felicidad en muestras iraníes.

Keywords

Oxford Happiness Inventoryreliabilityvaliditydeveloping societiesIranian universitiesInventario de Felicidad de Oxfordfiabilidadvalidezsociedades en desarrollouniversidades iraníes
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , May 2008 , pp. 310 - 313
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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