VALIDASI KONSTRUK KEBAHAGIAAN
MOH. ABDUL HAKIM, Prof. JE. Prawitasari, Ph.D.
2013 | Tesis | S2 Psikologi-
The present study aimed to examine the construct validity of happiness based on indigenous psychological studies in Indonesia. The previous explorative studies initiated by the Center for Indigenous and Cultural Psychology have identified six factors which represent happiness experiences of Indonesian, namely intimate relationship, social relation, parent-child relation, financial satisfaction and job satisfaction. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) developed by Joreskog & Sorbom (1991), this study will test assumption that these six factors model of happiness has adequate statistical properties as the latent indicators of happiness. A total of 199 respondents (male = 88; female = 119) participated in the study to complete the happiness scale developed by the author. Furthermore,I conductedthe data analysisin three steps. Firstly this study tested the model with the data from all respondentsm, eanwhilef, or the second and third step,the datawas separated based on their relationshipstatus (married,71 respondents and engaged/dating, 128 respondents). The result showed that the six factors model of happiness fit both respondent groups but not general for all respondents.Thus, this study conclude that the six latent factors model of happiness based on indigenous psychological studies, is statistically justified. In the discussion, the study demonstrated the uniqueness of this happiness construct which represent the indigenous aspect of lndonesian mentality.
Kata Kunci : happiness, second-order cofirmatory factor analysis, construct validity,SEM, indigenous psychology
