title: Measuring psychological well-being in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging.
abstract: The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CHSA) provided an opportunity to examine the positive aspects of aging. CHSA-2 included the 18-item Ryff multidimensional measure of well-being, which taps six core theoretical dimensions of positive psychological functioning. The measure was administered to 4,960 seniors without severe cognitive impairment or dementia at CSHA-2. Intercorrelations across scales were generally low. At the same time, the internal consistency reliability of each of the 6 subscales was not found to be high. Confirmatory factor analyses provide support for a 6-factor model, although some items demonstrate poor factor loadings. The well-being measures in CSHA-2 provide an opportunity to examine broad, descriptive patterns of well-being in Canadian seniors.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Human Development, Life Course and Aging, and Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ryff
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wheaton
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012016:Reference Values