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Validating the Orientations to Happiness Scale in a Chinese Sample of University Students

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This paper examined the reliability and validity of the Orientation to Happiness Scale with a sample of Chinese correspondents. Chinese translation of the Orientation to Happiness Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale, and General Life Satisfaction Scale, were administered to 671 Chinese university students (206 males and 465 females). The results generally supported the validity and usefulness of the Orientation to Happiness Scale. Further development of this scale in the Chinese context is discussed.

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I acknowledge the financial support from the “Localization of Enterprise Coaching and Management Innovation”, a Guangdong-based project of the Eleventh Five-year Plan, P. R. China. Thanks also goes to Miss Xue-Li Li for her assistance of editing the manuscript.

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Chen, GH. Validating the Orientations to Happiness Scale in a Chinese Sample of University Students. Soc Indic Res 99, 431–442 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9590-y

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