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Psychometric Analysis of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students

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The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ; Peterson et al. in J Happiness Stud 6(1):25–41, 2005) in Taiwanese students. The participants were 578 undergraduate students (Mage = 18.64, SD = 1.02) and completed the OHQ, satisfaction with life scale (Diener et al. in J Personality Assess 49:71–75, 1985), and subjective happiness. Confirmation factor analysis indicated that a three-factor model with 17 items was the better fit model. Cross-validation also supported the modified Chinese version of the OHQ. Besides, the OHQ significantly predicted life satisfaction and subjective happiness with an exception of life of pleasure. Overall, it was concluded that the Chinese version of the OHQ would be useful for assessing individual’s orientations to happiness.

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This study was partially supported by a research grant from the Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology for Ying-Mei Tsai (CTU98-P-06). We are also grateful for Ms. Tien-Jou Tsai’s proofreading.

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  1. Graduate Institute of Physical Education, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan County, P.O. Box 59182, Taipei, 100, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Lung Hung Chen

  2. Office of Physical Education, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 11, Buzih Lane, Beitun District, Taichung City, 406, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ying-Mei Tsai

  3. Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Management, National Taiwan Sport University, 250, Wen Hua 1st Road, Kueishan, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Mei-Yen Chen

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Chen, L.H., Tsai, YM. & Chen, MY. Psychometric Analysis of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students. Soc Indic Res 98, 239–249 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-009-9473-2

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