AUTHOR=Moliner Lidon , Alegre Francisco , Cabedo-Mas Alberto , Chiva-Bartoll Oscar 

TITLE=Social Well-Being at School: Development and Validation of a Scale for Primary Education Students

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.800248

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2021.800248

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<p>This study presents the development and validation of a scale for Primary Education students that measures social well-being. A seven-factor structure was defined, with the factors being: achievement, cooperation, cohesion, coexistence, attitude towards school, attitude towards diversity and solidarity. 14 experts from independent European universities participated in the validation process of the scale. The 38-item scale showed considerable reliability (Cronbach’s alpha =0.91). The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original seven-factor structure with consistent goodness and badness of fit indexes. The promising results in this study suggest that this scale may be suitable for an international audience.</p>