Translation and Validation of EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being
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https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v6i4.424Keywords:
Adolescents, EPOCH, Pakistan, Reliability, Translation, Urdu Validity, Well-beingAbstract
The Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness (EPOCH) measure of adolescent well-being-20 was translated into Urdu and validated in this study, which was divided into two parts: part one involved forward and reverse translation of the EPOCH measure, and part two involved the launch of the scale’s psychometric properties. A sample of 428 adolescents from different cities, schools, and institutions were selected; exploratory factor analysis revealed a five-dimensional aspect construct; confirmatory factor analysis goodness-of-fit indices also showed a good fit between the model and the data, and internal consistency values for both the scale and factor dimensions were high. The current study discovered that the EPOCH measure of adolescent well-being is a brief and easy-to-administer tool. The acquired goodness-of-fit index value was .92, the adjusted goodness-of-fit index value was .90, the comparative fit index value was .97, the incremental fit index value was .97, and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) score was .05 with a p close value of .02.
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