其他摘要：The purposes of this study were (1) to develop valid and reliable psychological well-being for Thai elderly people and (2) to examine the factor structure of psychological well-being. The sample consisted of 300 elderly people in Bangkok. The instrument was the Elderly Psychological Well-Being Scale which contained 24 items. Each item was rated on a five-point Likert scale, from (1) never true of me to (5) always true of me. The data were analyzed using confirmatory analysis. The results from confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the first order factor structure model which consisted of 5 correlated factors such as (1) positive emotion (2) self-reliance (3) social relationship (4) having mind anchor and (5) resilience. Results from the second order confirmatory factor analysis also indicated that psychological well-being included the combination of 5 factors. The results also indicated the psychological well-being inventory had good psychometric properties: internal consistency reliability, construct validity, and convergent validity. The measure of psychological well-being scale is a multidimensional scale that has the potential for significant usage in the development and testing of theory, as well as practical application. Keywords: Psychological Well-Being Scale, Thai Elderly People, Psychometric Properties
