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ArticleAfrican journal of psychological assessment2023

Psychometric properties of the Harmony in Life Scale in South African and Ghanaian samples.

Amanda Cromhout, Lusilda Schutte, Marié P Wissing, Angelina Wilson Fadiji, Tharina Guse, Sonia Mbowa

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Amanda CromhoutAfrica Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0008-8212
Lusilda SchutteAfrica Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2107-3669
Marié P WissingAfrica Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-6246
Angelina Wilson FadijiAfrica Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-0538
Tharina GuseDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9541-0392
Sonia MbowaCentre for Social Development in Africa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8730-6330

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Abstract

Harmony is regarded as important for well-being in many cultures. However, (cultural) differences in the meanings and manifestations of harmony may impact the equivalence of measures of harmony in life, as well as the associations between harmony and other well-being constructs. This study aimed to investigate the factorial, convergent and divergent validity, and measurement invariance of the Harmony in Life Scale (HILS) in South African and Ghanaian samples. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied to data from three South African samples (two multicultural samples completed the HILS in English; and a Setswana-speaking sample completed the HILS in Setswana) and one Ghanaian sample (completed the HILS in English). Sample sizes ranged between Contribution: This study is the first to investigate the psychometric properties of the original English version of the HILS in South African and Ghanaian samples, as well as a Setswana translation of the scale. The study contributes to the understanding of harmony in life and the measurement thereof in diverse contexts, in this case specifically focused on African samples, and may, in turn, inform interventions and evaluation of interventions.

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Ghanaharmony in lifemeasurement invariancereliabilitySouth Africavalidity

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