The Thai Subjective Happiness Scale: A Tool for Assessing Well-Being
Issued Date
2025-01-01
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2327008X
eISSN
23272554
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85219561749
Journal Title
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies
Volume
20
Issue
2
Start Page
123
End Page
138
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies Vol.20 No.2 (2025) , 123-138
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Rhein D., Nanni A. The Thai Subjective Happiness Scale: A Tool for Assessing Well-Being. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies Vol.20 No.2 (2025) , 123-138. 138. doi:10.18848/2327-008X/CGP/v20i02/123-138 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/106639
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The Thai Subjective Happiness Scale: A Tool for Assessing Well-Being
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Abstract
Most psychological research has been conducted in Western countries; however, the value of psychological research conducted in diverse contexts has been gaining increasing recognition. One concrete step toward conducting such research in diverse contexts is the translation of well-established psychometric tools into additional languages. To this end, the authors of this study have translated the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), a well-established questionnaire for assessing happiness, from English into Thai. While the SHS has been translated into many languages, no Thai version has yet been published. The SHS has been used widely by researchers in the positive psychology movement; thus, SHS results can be understood in the context of numerous prior studies. This article presents the history of the SHS. It then establishes the need for a Thai-language SHS and presents a Thai SHS that has been translated, back-translated, and piloted. A total of 482 respondents completed the Thai SHS; the results are presented and discussed. The creation of the Thai SHS provides a tool for researchers aiming to conduct psychological research in Thailand.