%0 Generic %A Bloch-Jorgensen, Zephyr T. %A Cilione, Patrick J. %A Yeung, William W. H. %A M. Gatt, Justine %D 2018 %T Table_3_Centeredness Theory: Understanding and Measuring Well-Being Across Core Life Domains.XLSX %U https://frontiersin.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Table_3_Centeredness_Theory_Understanding_and_Measuring_Well-Being_Across_Core_Life_Domains_XLSX/6203828 %R 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00610.s007 %2 https://frontiersin.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/11277419 %K wellbeing %K flourishing %K mental health %K mindfulness %K self-actualization %K goal-setting %K COMPAS-W %X

Background: Centeredness Theory (CT) is proposed as a new mental health paradigm that focuses on well-being at a systems-level, across the core life domains of the self, the family unit, relationships, community, and work. The current studies aimed to validate the psychometric properties of a new scale that measures CT against existing well-being and mental health measures.

Methods: Study 1 included 488 anonymous online respondents (46% females, 28% males, 25% unknown with median age between 31 and 35 years) across 38 countries who completed the CT scale. Study 2 included 49 first-year psychology students (90% females, mean age of 19 years) from Sydney Australia that completed the CT scale and other well-being and mental health questionnaires at baseline and 2-weeks follow-up.

Results: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses resulted in a refined 60-item CT scale with five domains, each with four sub-domains. The CT scale demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability, and showed evidence of convergent validity against other well-being measures (e.g., COMPAS-W Wellbeing Scale, SWLS scale, and Ryff's Psychological Well-being scale).

Conclusions: The CT scale appears to be a reliable measure of well-being at a systems-level. Future studies need to confirm these findings in larger heterogeneous samples.

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