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Their average age was 28.18\u2009years (<jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200910.58). Findings from the Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis support a unidimensional factor structure. The FS achieved a high internal consistency with McDonald\u2019s <jats:italic>\u03c9<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.89, 95% <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic> [0.86, 0.91]. The average inter-item correlation was 0.48, 95% <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic> [0.43, 0.53]. Using Student\u2019s <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test for paired samples, results indicate that none of the FS items varied significantly between baseline and post-test. Additionally, Spearman\u2019s rho was used to correlate test\u2013retest scores; this yielded a statistically significant correlation coefficient of 0.66. The Flourishing Scale had adequate convergent validity with the Subjective Happiness Scale (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.70) and the PANAS-Positive Affect Subscale (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.70) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). In contrast, it correlates inversely with the PANAS-Negative Affect Subscale (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.34) and the PHQ-9 (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.51). Strict measurement invariance for sex was supported. The results indicate that the Flourishing Scale has robust psychometric properties for the Honduran population. 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