Psychometric analysis of the Tourism Wellbeing Scale (TWS): a multidisciplinary approach



Título del documento: Psychometric analysis of the Tourism Wellbeing Scale (TWS): a multidisciplinary approach
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000436180
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade de Madeira, Agencia Regional para o Desenvolvimento de Investigacao, Tecnologia e Inovacao, Funchal, Madeira. Portugal
2Universidade de Algarve, Centro de Investigacao em Turismo, Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Faro. Portugal
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Volumen: 92
Número: 1
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés This paper analyses the Tourism Wellbeing Scale, a new measure in the tourism sector built from Positive Psychology variables: wellbeing, creativity, optimism, and spirituality. It empathizes the importance of multidisciplinary work and thus it focuses on a psychological approach to understand wellbeing in tourism. The empirical research used Exploratory Factor Analysis (n=429) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (n=428). Reliability through Cronbach’ Alpha was .874 and evidence of convergent validity was found with the Creative personality scale-short form, Global wellbeing scale, optimism scale, and spirituality scale. A final 8-item structure, with a one-factor solution and confirmatory analysis with: a) Normed Chi-squared (χ2/df) =1.076; b) Root Mean Square Residual (RMR) =.041; c) Goodness of Fit (GFI) =.992; d) Adjusted Goodness of Fit (AGFI) =.977; e) Comparative Fit Index (CFI) =.999; and f) the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) =.013 was obtained. Overall, this instrument has an adequate goodness-of-fit and acceptable psychometric quality to be used in the field. This study is an innovation in bringing a new instrument to the field based on psychological principles with the potential to help stakeholders in the development of new marketing products where wellbeing can be a major turn-point for the tourism industry
Disciplinas: Psicología
Palabras clave: Psicología social,
Escalas psicométricas,
Escala de bienestar turístico
Keyword: Psychology,
Social psychology,
Psychometric scales,
Tourism wellbeing scale
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