Adaptation of stirling children’s well‐being scale (SCWBS) in Bangladesh context

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to adapt Stirling Children’s Well‐Being Scale
(SCWBS) for measuring well‐being of children of Bangladesh. Data were
collected from 238 students, ages between 10 to 16 years of three different
schools of Dhaka city. Psychometric properties were measured through
Cronbach’s alpha (0.746), split‐half (0.782), test‐retest (0.791), which were
satisfactory, respectively at 0.05, 0.05, and 0.01 level of significance. The
demonstration of construct validity with Beck Self‐Concept Inventory for Youth
(BSCI‐Y) and Beck Anxiety Inventory for Youth (BAI‐Y) (two subtests of
Adapted Bangla Beck Youth Inventories of Emotional and Social Impairment
Scale) were 0.668 and –0.350, respectively, and item‐total correlation (0.258 to
0.451) was also satisfactory. Thus psychometric results support that Bangla
SCWBS is suitable for use in Bangladesh context. Mental health professionals
can use Bangla SCWBS as a useful tool to assess changes in children’s wellbeing
from a positive psychological perspective.