https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282919837403 Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 1–14 © The Author(s) 2019 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/0734282919837403 journals.sagepub.com/home/jpa Article The Chinese Version of the Subjective Happiness Scale: Validation and Convergence With Multidimensional Measures Chin-Lung Chien 1 , Po-Lin Chen 2 , Po-Jui Chu 3 , Hsiang-Yi Wu 1 , Yi-Chao Chen 4 , and Shih-Chi Hsu 1 Abstract This article aimed to establish the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS-C) and to investigate the convergence between SHS-C and multidimensional subjective well-being (MSWB). A total of 543 college students completed the following measures: the SHS-C, the MSWB scale, Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale, and the interpersonal harmony scale. The SHS-C showed adequate internal consistent reliability and test–retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed a one-factor structure of the SHS-C, and multigroup CFA showed factor invariance between gender groups. Subjective happiness, as measured by the SHS-C, and MSWB, as measured by life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect, were highly correlated (above .90), suggesting convergent validity. The SHS-C was also correlated with two theoretically different but related constructs, self- esteem and interpersonal harmony, providing evidence of criterion-related validity. The results provide preliminary evidence that the SHS-C is valid with a Chinese-speaking population and that the SHS-C and MSWB may be interchangeable. Keywords confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance, positive psychology, subjective happiness, subjective well-being Introduction Subjective well-being (SWB) has long been an important topic in psychological studies and applications (e.g., Diener, 1984; Lyubomirsky, 2007) and has, in particular, been considered one of the core topics in positive psychology (Baumgardner & Crothers, 2009). SWB, a term often used interchangeably with happiness (Andrew & Robinson, 1991), is used to refer to the good- ness of life (Diener, 1984). SWB is defined as a subjective experience and a global judgment of 1 Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2 Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 3 National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan 4 Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan Corresponding Author: Shih-Chi Hsu, Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. Email: freekiki2002@gmail.com 837403JPA XX X 10.1177/0734282919837403Journal of Psychoeducational AssessmentChien et al. research-article 2019