Abstract

PEIXOTO, Evandro Morais et al. Optimal Functioning in Society Scale (OFISS): Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2024, vol.23, n.2, pp.149-158.  Epub Dec 02, 2024. ISSN 1677-0471.  https://doi.org/10.15689/ap.2024.2302.03.

The study aimed to adapt the Optimal Functioning in Society Scale (OFISS) to the Brazilian Portuguese language and estimate the initial validity evidence, based on the internal structure and relationships with other variables and reliability. The sample was composed of228 participants aged between 18 and 72 years (M=32.3, SD=12.4); 71.5% were female. Through the content validity coefficient, the judges’ analysis indicated the adequacy of the items regarding language clarity, practical pertinence, and theoretical relevance. Furthermore, the exploratory factor analysis demonstrated the adequacy of the oblique structure of six factors, all with good indicators of reliability, similar to the original proposal. Finally, the OFISS factors were positively related to life satisfaction and positive affect, and negatively related to negative affect. Accordingly, the results suggest that the OFISS is an adequate measure of optimal functioning in the Brazilian population.

Keywords : factor analysis; positive psychology; subjective well-being; psychological well-being.

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