EPOCH questionnaire for the study of psychological well-being of Russian adolescents: psychometric characteristics and possibilities for use
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Context and relevance. The EPOCH questionnaire is an instrument for assessing the psychological well-being of adolescents. The results of the validation of the questionnaire and international studies have shown its good measurement ability and construct validity. The 20-item version of the questionnaire is widely used in English-speaking countries as well as in China. Objective. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the psychometric parameters of the EPOCH questionnaire and to determine the possibilities of using it to study the psychological well-being of Russian adolescents. Methods and materials. To analyze the psychometric characteristics of the questionnaire, we used the results obtained from 230 respondents aged 13 to 16 years (M = 14,65, SD = 1,04), 36,1% were boys and 63,9% were girls. The respondents were students in grades 7-9 of general education schools in a large industrial metropolis. The Success and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs Questionnaire were used to test construct validity. The analysis was performed using R (version 4.3.2), psych and Bifactor Indices Calculator packages. The results of the study showed that the Russian version of the questionnaire is similar to the original version in structure and includes 20 statements of self-assessment type, which allow us to assess the expression of five components of the model of psychological well-being five scales: teenager's engagement; perseverance; optimism; connectedness; happiness. The integral index of psychological well-being is determined on the basis of summarizing the values of the scales. Conclusions. The questionnaire is a reliable, convenient and compact instrument. It can be used in the research of adolescents’ psychological well-being and in practical activities in the field of developmental and educational psychology.
Authors: E.N. Volkova, I.V. Volkova
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413811831