Abstract
Measuring well-being is an important topic for many disciplines. As there is no clear definition of well-being, it is very difficult to measure well-being correctly and appropriately.
It is most often measured using a single question on happiness or life satisfaction, which is not ideal from a methodological and theoretical point of view. Therefore, especially in recent years, multidimensional measurement, using a battery of questions, has become more prevalent.
An example of this measurement is the ESS 6 multidimensional model of well-being (ESS model), which contains 35 items divided into six dimensions. In my presentation, I will focus on testing this model.
First, I will check whether the model is appropriately conceptualized and fits the data, and whether it measures validly, reliably and, most importantly, comparably. The results show that the model is not appropriate.
Therefore, the next stage is to modify it based on EFA, resulting in a model called the 'Overall Model of Well-being'. The 'Overall Model of Well-being'consists of 22 items divided into five dimensions (relationships, engagement, vitality, meaning and purpose, and emotions).
The main part of my presentation will be devoted to testing the equivalence of the 'Overall Model of Well-being' using the MGCFA and the alignment method and comparing their results.