Preliminary validation study of the Portuguese version of the satisfaction with life scale

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.

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Satisfaction With Life Scale--Brazilian Portuguese Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t44838-000 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Valdiney V. Gouveia ◽

Taciano L. Milfont ◽

Patrícia Nunes da Fonseca ◽

Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho

Keyword(s):

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Brazilian Portuguese ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Life Scale

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Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS-6): First validation study in Parkinson's disease population

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.02.012 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 52-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Leire Ambrosio ◽

Mari Carmen Portillo ◽

Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez ◽

Juan Carlos Martínez-Castrillo ◽

Mayela Rodriguez-Violante ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Validation Study ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

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Validação da Subjective Vitality Scale e estudo da vitalidade nos idosos em função da sua atividade física

Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance ◽

10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n3p261 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 261 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nuno Couto ◽

Raul Antunes ◽

Diogo Monteiro ◽

João Moutão ◽

Daniel Marinho ◽

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Keyword(s):

Elderly Population ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Total Sample ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Subjective Perception ◽

Subjective Vitality ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Life Scale ◽

Recommended Physical Activity ◽

Vitality Scale

The main aim of the study was to validate the Portuguese version of the Subjective Vitality Scale - SVS for the Portuguese elderly population through of confirmatory factorial analysis. The existence of differences in the perception of subjective vitality among sufficiently active and insufficiently active older adults was also analyzed. A total of 309 Portuguese elderly (242 females, 67 males) aged 60-90 years (M = 68.59, SD = 6.60) participated in this study. Of the total sample, 256 are sufficiently active, while 53 are insufficiently active. The results show that the model was adjusted to data in a satisfactory way (χ² = 28.95; df = 9; CFI = .97; TLI = .94; SRMR = .04; RMSEA = .08; RMSEA 90% CI = .05 - .12), and show a concurrent validity with the Portuguese version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The data obtained allow us concluding that the Portuguese version of the Subjective Vitality Scale can be used as a measure of subjective vitality in the Portuguese elderly population. It was also verified that the subjective perception of vitality is greater among individuals sufficiently active compared with their peers that do not reach the amount of practice of recommended physical activity.

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Validating the Portuguese Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in an Elderly Sample

Social Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s11205-012-9994-y ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 115 (1) ◽

pp. 457-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Patricia Sancho ◽

Laura Galiana ◽

Melchor Gutierrez ◽

Elizabeth-Hama Francisco ◽

José M. Tomás

Keyword(s):

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Life Scale

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1439 – Translation and validation study of the satisfaction with life scale (swls) in greek general population, diabetes mellitus and patients with emotional disorders

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(13)76471-x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G.N. Lyrakos ◽

E. Xatziagelaki ◽

A.K. Papazafiropoulou ◽

C. Batistaki ◽

D. Damigos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

General Population ◽

Emotional Disorders ◽

Validation Study ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Translation And Validation

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The German Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000058 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 127-132 ◽

Cited By ~ 180

Author(s):

Heide Glaesmer ◽

Gesine Grande ◽

Elmar Braehler ◽

Marcus Roth

Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Age Groups ◽

Population Based ◽

Factorial Invariance ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Small Samples ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Life Scale

The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most commonly used measure for life satisfaction. Although there are numerous studies confirming factorial validity, most studies on dimensionality are based on small samples. A controversial debate continues on the factorial invariance across different subgroups. The present study aimed to test psychometric properties, factorial structure, factorial invariance across age and gender, and to deliver population-based norms for the German general population from a large cross-sectional sample of 2519 subjects. Confirmatory factor analyses supported that the scale is one-factorial, even though indications of inhomogeneity of the scale have been detected. Both findings show invariance across the seven age groups and both genders. As indicators of the convergent validity, a positive correlation with social support and negative correlation with depressiveness was shown. Population-based norms are provided to support the application in the context of individual diagnostics.

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Measurement Invariance of the Serbian Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale Across Age, Gender, and Time

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000410 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 555-563 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Veljko Jovanović

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Life Scale ◽

Serbian Version ◽

Age Range ◽

Over Time

Abstract. The present research aimed at examining measurement invariance of the Serbian version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) across age, gender, and time. A total sample in Study 1 consisted of 2,595 participants from Serbia, with a mean age of 23.79 years (age range: 14–55 years). The final sample in Study 2 included 333 Serbian undergraduate students ( Mage = 20.81; age range: 20–27 years), who completed the SWLS over periods of 6 and 18 months after the initial assessment. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the modified unidimensional model of the SWLS, with correlated residuals of items 4 and 5 tapping past satisfaction. The results of the multigroup confirmatory factor analysis supported the full scalar invariance across gender and over time and partial scalar invariance across age. Latent mean comparisons revealed that women reported higher life satisfaction than men. Additionally, adolescents reported higher life satisfaction than students and adults, with adults showing the lowest life satisfaction. Our findings indicate that the SWLS allows meaningful comparisons in life satisfaction across age, gender, and over time.

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