Validity and Reliability of the Flourishing Scale in a Sample of Older Adults in Iran

Figures & data

Table 1 The I-CVI and CVR for the Flourishing Scale Items

Items	I-CVI	CVR
	Relevancy (1–4)	Essential (1–3)
1. I lead a purposeful and meaningful life	0.86	1.00
2. My social relationships are supportive and rewarding	0.80	0.60
3. I am engaged and interested in my daily activities	0.93	1.00
4. I actively contribute to the happiness and wellbeing of others	0.93	0.73
5. I am competent and capable in the activities that are important to me	0.73	0.60
6. I am a good person and live a good life	0.80	0.60
7. I am optimistic about my future	1.00	0.86
8. People respect me	0.73	0.60

Notes: Copied from Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2009). New measures of well-being: Flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 39, 247-266.

Abbreviations: I-CVI, items content validity index; CVR, content validity ratio.

Table 2 Demographic Profiles of the Participants

Characteristics	N (%)
Gender
Male	164 (54.7%)
Female	136 (45.3%)
Marital Status
Single	64 (21.3%)
Married	236 (78.7%)
Education
Illiterate	59 (19.7%)
Primary	31 (10.3%)
Under Diploma	117 (39.0%)
Diploma	54 (18.0%)
Academic	39 (13.0%)
Job
Retired	135 (45.0%)
Employed	37 (12.3%)
Housewife	96 (32.0%)
Unemployed	32 (10.7%)

Abbreviation: N, number.

Table 3 Factor Structure of the Flourishing Scale

Items	Mean±SD	Component	Factor Loading	Eigenvalue	Explained Variance	Cronbach’s Alpha	Average Variance Extracted
Item 3	5.86±1.49	0.790	0.760	3.583	44.792	0.819	0.443
Item 6	5.99±1.20	0.787	0.747
Item 7	5.76±1.59	0.707	0.654
Item 1	5.60±1.60	0.643	0.586
Item 5	6.11±1.12	0.643	0.578
Item 4	6.31±1.13	0.636	0.563
Item 8	6.41±1.12	0.564	0.487
Item 2	5.73±1.61	0.539	0.454

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Scree plot of exploratory factor analysis.

Figure 2 The final structural model of the Persian version of the FS among a sample of older adults in Iran.