Psychometric Properties of Farsi Version of the Wish to be Dead Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Dadfar ◽  
David Lester ◽  
Mohammad Kazem Atef Vahid ◽  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Farsi Version

The Wish to be Dead Scale (WDS) is a new scale to measure precursors to suicidal ideation, and the aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of a Farsi version of the WDS. The sample was a convenience sample of 145 Iranian female undergraduates and postgraduates selected from different faculties at Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Using a principal component analysis and a varimax rotation with Kaiser normalization, three factors were identified and labeled: (a) lack of purpose and usefulness in life, (b) lack of interest in living, and (c) fantasizing about being dead. The WDS had good inter-item and test–retest reliability and significant positive correlations with scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale-10 and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and negative correlations with scores on the Adult Hope Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Love of Life Scale, the Life Orientation Test, and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. We conclude that the WDS may prove to be useful in clinical practice and research into suicide.

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Love of Life Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 505-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Kazem Atef Vahid ◽  
Mahboubeh Dadfar ◽  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale

A love of life is defined as an overall positive attitude toward life and a liking for life. The present study was designed to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of a Persian version of the Love of Life Scale using a convenience sample of 145 Iranian female volunteer college students ( M age = 23.0 years, SD = 3.4). The mean score on the Love of Life Scale was 61.08 ( SD = 11.40). A principal component analysis with a Varimax rotation yielded two factors labeled (a) Positive Attitude Towards Life and Happy Consequences of Love of Life and (b) Meaningfulness of Life. Cronbach’s alpha was .94 and the one-week test–retest reliability was .85. Love of Life Scale scores had significant positive correlations with scores on the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Adult Hope Scale. The scale displayed negative correlations with the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and the Wish to be Dead Scale. It was concluded that the Persian form of the Love of Life Scale can be recommended for future research on positive psychology.

scholarly journals Positive Orientation and the Five-Factor Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Roland Miciuk ◽  
Tomasz Jankowski ◽  
Agnieszka Laskowska ◽  
Piotr Oleś
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Positive Orientation ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Neo Five Factor Inventory ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between positive orientation (PO) defined as a basic predisposition to perceive and evaluate positive aspects of life, the future and oneself and the Five-Factor Model of personality (FFM). Hypotheses postulated positive correlations between PO and extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness; a negative correlation was predicted between PO and neuroticism. Two hundred Polish students completed the following measures: SES (Self-Esteem Scale, Rosenberg), SWLS (The Satisfaction with Life Scale; Diener, Emmons, Larson & Griffin), LOT-R (The Life Orientation Test - Revised; Scheier, Carver & Bridges) and NEOFFI (NEO Five Factor Inventory, Costa & McCrae). The results confirmed correlations between PO and extraversion, conscientiousness, and neuroticism; correlations with openness and agreeableness were not supported. According to canonical correlations, PO shows a clear affinity to the FFM.

Relationship between happiness and personality variables

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S210-S210 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Baqer
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Positive Correlations

IntroductionThe focus of interest in this study is to investigate the relationship between happiness and optimism, satisfaction with life, hope, depression, and anxiety. Many efficient instruments have been used in this study, however there is no study until this date that has used the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) within Arabic countries and Kuwaiti samples specifically.ObjectivesThe aim of the study is to investigate the correlations between happiness and optimism, satisfaction with life, hope, depression and anxiety.MethodsThe sample consisted of 510 students from Kuwait University, 270 females and 240 males, with a mean age of 22.8 (SD = 4.1). The OHQ 0.90 alpha was administered to participants, in addition to the Arabic version of Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) 0.70, The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) 0.78, The Hope Scale (AHS) 0.60, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) 0.87 and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) 0.95. Correlations were used in this study.ResultsThe results revealed that all the correlations between OHQ and other scales were significant. Positive correlations have been found with LOT-R r = 0.50, SWLS r = 0.44, and AHS r = 0.39, while there were negative correlations with BDI-II r = −0.38 and BAI r = −0.17.ConclusionIt was concluded that happiness correlates positively with other personality variables: optimism, satisfaction with life and hope, while it correlates negatively with Depression and Anxiety.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

Test-Retest Reliability, Internal Consistency, and Construct Validity of the Farsi Version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Bayani
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Oxford Happiness Inventory ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Farsi Version

This study examined the reliability and preliminary evidence for validity of a Farsi (Persian) version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory with 309 undergraduate students (161 women and 148 men). Participants completed the Farsi versions of four subscales of the Oxford Happiness Inventory, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Depression-Happiness Scale. Analyses indicated that the Farsi version of the Oxford Happiness Scale has reliability as a measure of well-being and provided some preliminary evidence of construct validity.

scholarly journals Relationship between Religiosity and Life Satisfaction in Undergraduate Students at Kohat University of Science & Technology KPK Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Nayab Zahoor ◽  
Alam Zeb Khattak ◽  
Muhammad Amjad ◽  
Sukaina Shaukat ◽  
Uzma Khanum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Age Range

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between closeness to religion and satisfaction in life in undergraduate students at Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), KPK, Pakistan. A total sample of 100 undergraduate students was selected through a convenience sampling technique comprising 50 male and 50 female undergraduate students. The questionnaires were uploaded as Google forms to collect data virtually from the participants due to the current COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. The undergraduate students having age range 20-22 years were included in the study. Two different standardized tools, Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by Diener et al. (1985) and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale developed by Underwood and Teresi (2002) were used. The data was analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation. The results showed significant positive correlations between religiosity, religious well-being, and life satisfaction. It is suggested for researchers to explore more variables related to religiosity and life satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Subjective Well-Being Inventory in the General Korean Population: Psychometric Properties and Normative Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ho Yun ◽  
Ye Eun Rhee ◽  
Eunkyo Kang ◽  
Jin-ah Sim
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Positive Correlations

This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Subjective Well-Being Inventory (SWBI) in a nationally representative sample in Korea. A total of 1200 people completed the semi-structured, self-reported questionnaire, which included five items from the SWLS and 14 items from the SWBI. All items and the total score of both the SWLS and the SWBI showed high internal consistency (with Cronbach’s alphas of 0.886 and 0.946, respectively). The item-total correlation values for both measures were in the ranges of 0.71–0.75 and 0.65–0.80, respectively. There were positive correlations between the SWLS and SWBI (r = 0.59, p = 0.01). The SWLS, SWBI and global well-being (GWB) scores were positively correlated with the McGill Quality of Life subscales (p = 0.01) but negatively correlated with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (p = 0.01). Participants under 50 years old (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00–1.69) and those in rural areas (aOR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.28–2.07) had higher scores on the SWLS than other participant groups. Participants who were under 50 years old (aOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.12–1.92), were male (aOR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.04–1.71), were married (aOR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.13–2.01), lived in rural areas (aOR = 2.30, 95% CI = 1.35–3.91), or had higher incomes (aOR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.02–1.65) showed higher SWBI scores. This study showed that the SLWS and SWBI have good psychometric properties and could be applicable to Korea.

Psychometric Data for a Farsi Translation of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Bayani
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Psychometric Data ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Mood Scale ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Farsi Version

This study examined the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of a Farsi version of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, with a sample of 306 undergraduate students (123 men, 183 women) ages 18 to 51 years. Participants completed Farsi versions of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Analysis confirmed the preliminary reliabilities and construct validity of the Trait Meta-Mood Scale.

scholarly journals Relación entre bienestar subjetivo, optimismo y variables sociodemográficas en estudiantes universitarios de la Universidad de San Luis Potosí en México

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Josefa Marrero Quevedo ◽  
José Ángel González Villalobos ◽  
Mónica Carballeira Abella
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
San Luis ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Orientation Test ◽  
San Luis Potosí ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la relación entre características sociodemográficas, optimismo y bienestar subjetivo (SWB) en estudiantes universitarios mexicanos de la Universidad de San Luis Potosí. Además, identificar qué áreas vitales incidían en mayor medida en el bienestar global y cuánto aportaría el optimismo a esta relación. Se recogió información de 299 estudiantes (17 a 49 años; M = 19.38; DE = 3.19) mediante una entrevista semiestructurada, registrando diversas características sociodemográficas que se consideraron relevantes. El optimismo disposicional se midió empleando el Life Orientation Test Revised ([LOT-R]; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994) y el bienestar subjetivo mediante diversas medidas: felicidad (Subjective Happiness Scale de Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999), satisfacción vital, (Satisfaction with Life Scale de Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), emociones positivas y emociones negativas (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule de Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988) y satisfacción en los dominios vitales de estudios, pareja, salud y ocio (Entrevista semiestructurada de Marrero, Carballeira & Rodríguez, 2007). A través de la Tau-b de Kendall se analizó la relación de las variables sociodemográficas con el optimismo y los indicadores de bienestar, encontrando asociaciones entre género y satisfacción con el trabajo/estudios, satisfacción vital, felicidad y optimismo. Además, tener una relación sentimental se relacionaba con la satisfacción con la pareja y la condición laboral con satisfacción vital. Los análisis correlacionales de Pearson entre los ocho indicadores de bienestar y el optimismo mostraron que todos los indicadores de bienestar se relacionaban entre ellos y el optimismo estaba asociado en mayor medida que las variables sociodemográficas al bienestar, siendo la relación con medidas globales mayor que con los dominios vitales específicos. Para profundizar en esta asociación entre optimismo y bienestar se dividió a los participantes en tres grupos según su nivel de optimismo. A través de un MANOVA se compararon las medias en bienestar encontrando que las personas con optimismo alto y medio informaron de mayor satisfacción vital y emociones positivas, menos emociones negativas y mayor satisfacción en todos los dominios vitales frente a las personas con bajo optimismo. Por último, se aplicaron análisis de regresión múltiple para conocer el peso que tenían las distintas medidas de satisfacción en dominios específicos en los indicadores globales de bienestar, felicidad y satisfacción vital. Los resultados mostraron que todos los dominios son relevantes para ambas variables criterio pero la satisfacción laboral/estudios resultó ser el predictor más poderoso. Cuando se realizaron nuevos análisis de regresión múltiple, incluyendo el optimismo como predictor, se encontró que este explicaba mayor porcentaje de varianza que la satisfacción en dominios específicos, sobre todo en el caso de la felicidad. Estos hallazgos sugieren que el optimismo es un rasgo de personalidad relevante para mejorar el bienestar subjetivo de los individiduos.

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

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
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.

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
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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