Psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), derived from a large German community sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1661-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hinz ◽  
Ines Conrad ◽  
Matthias L. Schroeter ◽  
Heide Glaesmer ◽  
Elmar Brähler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale

scholarly journals A Health-Related Satisfaction with Life Scale Measure for Use with Cross-National Older Adults: A Validation Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia von Humboldt ◽  
Isabel Leal
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Health Related

Objectives: Literature suggests some inconsistent results in the validity and reliability of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS) in older samples. The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the SwLS in a cross-cultural sample of older adults.Methods: This is a validation study to assess the psychometric properties of the SWLS in a sample of 1291 older adults 75 years of age or older, cross-culturally diverse and living in the community. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed. Item analysis and reliability, were also assessed.Results: The systematic procedure used in the SwLS validation points to a good level of psychometric properties, such as reliability, construct, criterion validity, external validity and divergent criterion validity, suggesting that the SwL is assessing a construct different from the ones evaluated by PANAS and OtLQ.Conclusion: The SwLS has demonstrated reliability, validity, and reproducibility for use in measuring health-related satisfaction with life among older adults in policy programs and interventions in community settings.

scholarly journals Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) adapted to work: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Work Scale (SWWS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-566
Author(s):  
Mª Dolores Merino ◽  
Jesús Privado Zamorano ◽  
Rocío Durán
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Original Version ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Life Scale

El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido adaptar la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida (SWLS) al contest laboral, generando la Escala de Satisfacción con el Trabajo (SWWS). Para ello, los ítems fueron adaptados al context laboral modificando la version original SWLS lo menos possible. Se empleó una muestra de 199 trabajadores de diferentes sectores con una media de edad 33,53 años (DT = 12,78 años). La validez interna, convergente y de constructo fue analizada, también la fiabilidad y la invarianza en función del sexo. Los resultados indican que SWWS es una escala válida y fiable para medir la satisfacción cognitiva laboral además de ser breve, general y de una dimension. Los resultados indican que la SWLS puede adaptarse a contextos específicos como la escuela, la familia o la vida en pareja, algo que hasta ahora no ha sido realizado. The purpose of this research has been to adapt the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) to the work context, giving rise to the Satisfaction With Work Scale (SWWS). To do this, the items were adapted to the work context by modifying the original version of the SWLS as little as possible. A sample of 199 workers from different sectors with an average age of 37.53 years (SD = 12.78 years) was used. Internal, converge and construct validity were analysed, as well as reliability and sex invariance. The results indicate that the SWWS is a valid and reliable measure of cognitive job satisfaction that has the advantage of being brief, general and one-dimensional. Moreover, these results found, open the way to the adaptation of the SWLS to specific contexts such as school, family or couple life, which until now had not been done.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the satisfaction with life scale in a sample of individuals with mental illness

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11432
Author(s):  
Danilo Garcia ◽  
Ali Al Nima ◽  
Maryam Kazemitabar ◽  
Clara Amato ◽  
Franco Lucchese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Good Information ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Life Scale

Background Health assessment among individuals with mental health problems often involves measures of ill-being (e.g., anxiety, depression). Health is, however, defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease (WHO, 1948, 2001). Hence, in order to address mental illness during the 21st century, we need to develop methods for the prevention, identification and treatment of mental illness; but also, for the promotion, identification, and maintenance of well-being. In this context, over three decades of subjective well-being research have resulted in the development of measures of positive aspects of human life, such as the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985). Our aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Swedish population of individuals with mental illness using both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). Method A total of 264 participants (age mean = 43.46, SD = 13.31) diagnosed with different types of mental illness answered to the Swedish version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (five items, 7-point scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree). Results We found positive and significant relationships between the five items of the scale (r ranging from 0.37 to 0.75), good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.86), and that the one-factor solution had best goodness of fit (loadings between 0.52–0.88, p < 0.001). Additionally, there were no significant differences in comparative fit indexes regarding gender and occupation status. All items had high discrimination values (between 1.95–3.81), but item 5 (“If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing”); which had a moderate discrimination value (1.17) and the highest estimated difficulty on response 7 (3.06). Moreover, item 2 (“The conditions of my life are excellent”) had less discrimination and redundant difficulty with both item 1 (“In most ways my life is close to my ideal”; 2.03) on response 7 and with item 3 (“I am satisfied with my life”; –1.21) on response 1. The five items together provided good information, with especial good reliability and small standard error within −1.00 up to about 2.00 and the highest amount of test information at 0.00 of the level of life satisfaction within this population. Conclusions Consistent with previous research, the scale had good reliability and provided good information across most of the latent trait range. In addition, within this population, sociodemographic factors such as gender and occupation status do not influence how individuals respond to the items in the scale. However, the items couldn’t measure extreme levels of low/high life satisfaction. We suggest replication of these findings, the test of additional items, and the modification of items 2 and 5 in order to use the scale among individuals with mental illness.

scholarly journals The Satisfaction with Life Scale in breast cancer patients: Psychometric properties

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 100274
Author(s):  
M. Victoria Cerezo ◽  
Lorena M. Soria-Reyes ◽  
Rafael Alarcón ◽  
María J. Blanca
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Scale

Psychometric Properties of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale for Chinese Special Education Teachers

2020 ◽  
pp. 073428292094614
Author(s):  
Ming-Hui Lu ◽  
Fei-Fan Pang ◽  
Xiao-Meng Chen ◽  
Yu-Qing Zou ◽  
Jia-Wei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Psychoeducational Assessment ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Teacher Self Efficacy

Teacher self-efficacy plays an important role in special education; yet, the literature on the measurement of teacher self-efficacy in this field is limited. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale with a sample of Chinese special education teachers ( N = 401, 24.19% male). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the Chinese special educational version of the Teacher's Sense of Efficacy Scale (CS-TSES), modified from the Asian model by Ruan, J., Nie, Y., Hong, J., Monobe, G., Zheng, G., Kambara, H., & You, S. (2015). Cross-cultural validation of teachers’ sense of efficacy scale in three Asian countries. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33(8), 769-779, showed an excellent fit. Additionally, correlations were observed between the results of the CS-TSES and both the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Satisfaction with Life Scale, providing criterion-related validity. In sum, the findings indicated that the TSES is applicable to special education teachers in the Chinese context.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties and factor structure of the satisfaction with life scale in an elderly portuguese students sample.

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Yolanda López-Ramos ◽  
Esperanza Navarro-Pardo ◽  
Juan José Fernández Muñoz ◽  
Ricardo Filipe Da Silva Pocinho
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Negative Relationships

<p>The main purpose of this study is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in a 363 retirees students sample from several Portuguese universities. The 70% were female (253) and 30% were male (110) with an average age of 67 years (SD = 7.59) and a range from 48 to 90 years. R commander was used for Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Amos 18.0 module for Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). One factor solution was the best-fitting model. The internal consistency of the SWLS was .769. Correlational analysis showed negative relationships with loneliness (UCLA Scale) and symptoms of depression (15-GDS), supporting concurrent validity. The SWLS can be used with confidence in future research among elderly students to measure their life satisfaction. Some limitations of the results and its applications in other samples are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Diener Satisfaction With Life Scale With Five Response Options Applied to the Colombian Population

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begoña Espejo ◽  
Marta Martín-Carbonell ◽  
Irene Checa ◽  
Yadid Paternina ◽  
Martha Fernández-Daza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Negative Affects ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Positive And Negative Affects

Introduction: The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin in 1985, comprises five items with seven response options in terms of agreement–disagreement. Recently, there has been a suggestion to reduce the response options of the SWLS to optimize its applicability in different cultural contexts.Objective: The study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the SWLS with five response options in the Colombian population. Specifically, we studied the dimensionality, invariance by gender and age (among a group of adolescents and emerging adults under 25 years and a group of adults of intermediate age and established adulthood under 59 years), convergent validity (with optimism), and divergent (with pessimism) and concurrent validity with other measures of well-being (flourishing, positive, and negative affects).Methodology: This project was a cross-sectional study using a non-probabilistic sample of the general population. Participants were included if they identified themselves as Colombian and were at least 18 years of age. The final sample comprised 1,255 participants. The average age was 25.62 years (SD = 8.60) ranging from 18 to 67 years of age, and 35.8% of the participants were men. In addition to SWLS, we used the Flourishing Scale (FS), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE).Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.842), composite reliability (0.851), and average variance extracted (0.537) showed very good values. CFA was conducted to test the one-dimensional structure of FS, showing excellent goodness of fit [χ(5)2 = 15.774, p &lt; 0.001, CFI = 0.992, TLI = 0.985, RMSEA = 0.042, 90% RMSEA CI (0.020, 0.066), and SRMR = 0.016]. The correlations calculated among life satisfaction (SWLS) with flourishing (FS), positive and negative affects (SPANE), optimism, and pessimism (LOT-R) were statistically significant and as expected. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance across gender and age were confirmed. Percentiles were provided for the total score and for age.Conclusions: The SWLS with five response options has adequate psychometric properties in the Colombian population, and the use of this version (with 5 response options) is recommended due to its greater applicability.

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