title: Intercultural differences in factor structure of the SWN-20 in patients with schizophrenia.
abstract: We examined the reliability and factor structure of the Korean version of the 20-item Subjective Well-being Under Neuroleptic Treatment Scale (SWN-20) with Korean patients of schizophrenia and drew comparisons with the factors of the original authors and of comparable studies from Greece and Turkey to uncover evidences of possible cultural differences in the conceptualization of subjective well-being. The SWN-20 was found to be reliable and the factors seemed to reflect the emphasis often found in Asia on the wholeness of mind and body, and of self, others, and surroundings. Nonetheless, some crucial commonalities with other studies regarding the first primary factor suggested that a measure of well-being that is relatively consistent across cultures may be derived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Addiction, Rehabilitation, and Social Welfare, Eulji University, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Institute of Human Behavioral Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Samuel Suk-Hyun
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Se Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014177:Translations; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents