Measurement invariance in the Satisfaction with Life Scale in Chilean and Ecuadorian older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 96-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berta Schnettler ◽  
Edgardo Miranda-Zapata ◽  
Germán Lobos ◽  
María del Carmen Lapo ◽  
Cristian Adasme-Berríos ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1261-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Guhn ◽  
Tavinder K. Ark ◽  
Scott D. Emerson ◽  
Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl ◽  
Anne M. Gadermann

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia von Humboldt ◽  
Isabel Leal

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.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yael Ponizovsky ◽  
Radosveta Dimitrova ◽  
Maja Katharina Schachner ◽  
Rens van de Schoot

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Marie Baeriswyl ◽  
Michel Oris

Abstract This paper examines the associations between social participation and individual life satisfaction among older adults. It specifically considers the diversity of the practices and social inequalities among this population. For analyses, we used a large survey of individuals of 65 years and older conducted in 2011 in Switzerland (N = 2,727). The first set of linear regression analyses examines Diener's Satisfaction with Life Scale and its association with various indicators of social participation. While the second set of logistic regression addresses the issue of social inequalities by evaluating the impacts of gender, age group, region and education on social participation indicators that are significantly associated with the satisfaction with life score. Our results stressed the importance of combining multiple forms of participation for life satisfaction and shows that some forms are particularly meaningful: in particular, the involvement in associations, visitation of family or visitation of friends/acquaintances and church attendance. When inequalities among older adults are considered, having rich and varied social participation, being involved in associations and maintaining private sociability with non-kin appear more elitist. While institutionalised and/or private sociability types of participation appear particularly significant for older adults’ life satisfaction, the most traditional integration forms – i.e. family and religions – are crucial for the more vulnerable. Implications for active ageing was equally discussed as well.


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