การเปรียบเทียบความตรงร่วมสมัยของมาตรวัดความสุขตามทฤษฎี Perma มาตรวัดความสุข Thai mental health indicator และมาตรวัดความสุขของคนไทย
A comparison of concurrent validity measures for three instruments: the perma happiness scale, the thai mental health indicator, and the thai happiness scale
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to develop Thai-PERMA scales, to test Thai-PERMA theory, to compare concurrent validity and divergent validity, and to compare scores from Thai-PERMA scales by gender, age, career, and income. The sample included 1,143 people in Sa Kaew province. Thai-PERMA was developed into web application (www.thai-perma.com). The data were analyzed using t-tests and ANOVA.
Results were as follows:
1. The Thai-PERMA scale was composed of five aspects: positive emotion, attachment, relationship, implication, and success. The scale had fifteen items and had I-CVI=0.67-1.00, S-CVI=0.96, reliability=0.83, with item discriminations ranging from 0.31 to 0.74. A construct validity test was consistent with empirical data.
2. The concurrent validity among Thai-PERMA with Thai Mental Health Indicator, Thai-PERMA with Thai Happiness Scale, and Thai Mental Health Indicator with Thai Happiness Scale was significantly different at the .05 level.
3. The divergent validity of Thai-PERMA and BDI®-II scale was significantly different at the .01 level.
4. The comparative results of Thai-PERMA across gender, age, and income found that there was no difference in Thai Happiness for gender and income whereas there were differences in Thai Happiness for age and career (p<.05).