scholarly journals The Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale - Revised (ASAS-R): adaptation and construct validity in the Brazilian context

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2071-2082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Figueiredo Damásio ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Care Agency

This study presents the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale - Revised (ASAS-R). The sample was made up of 627 subjects (69.8% women) aged between 18 and 88 years (mean = 38.3; SD = 13.26) from 17 Brazilian states. Exploratory factor analysis of part of the sample (n1 = 200) yielded a three-factor solution which showed adequate levels of reliability. Two confirmatory factor analyses of the other part of the sample (n2 = 427) tested both the exploratory and the original model. The analysis of convergent validity using the Subjective Happiness Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36v2) demonstrated adequate levels of validity. A significant correlation was found between levels of self-care agency and age, level of education and income. The analysis of sample members with chronic disease (n = 134) showed that higher levels of self-care agency indicated lower levels of negative impact of the chronic illness in the individual's everyday life.

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.

scholarly journals The Positivity Dimension of Well-Being: Adaptation and Psychometric Evidence of a Measure1

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (59) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roosevelt Vilar Lobo de Souza ◽  
Rafaella de Carvalho Rodrigues Araújo ◽  
Rildésia Silva Veloso Gouveia ◽  
Gabriel Lins de Holanda Coelho ◽  
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Average Variance ◽  
The One

This research aimed to adapt the Positivity Scale (PS) to the Brazilian context, gathering evidence of validity and reliability. Two studies were performed. Study 1 was composed of 200 people from Paraíba, with a mean age of 23.4 years old (SD = 4.53), who answered the PS and demographic questions. Results pointed to a one-factor solution in this scale, which presented satisfactory reliability (α = .85). Study 2 gathered 290 undergraduate students with a mean age of 23.9 years old (SD = 7.60), who answered the PS, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Subjective Vitality Scale and demographic questions. Confirmatory factor analyses (ML and ADF estimators) corroborated the one-factor structure, which presented an acceptable reliability (CR = .65). Furthermore, its convergent validity was confirmed based on the average variance extracted (AVE = .60) and on its correlations with satisfaction with life and vitality (p < .001). In conclusion, this measure has been shown to be psychometrically adequate for use in Brazil.

scholarly journals The Development and Validation Of The Islamic Gratitude Scale (IGS-10)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-142
Author(s):  
Ahmad Rusdi ◽  
Sakinah Sakinah ◽  
Putri Nilam Bachry ◽  
Novia Anindhita ◽  
Muflihah Azahra Iska Hasibuan
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Body Self

There were not many adequate instruments to measure gratitude for the Indonesian people, especially the Muslim community. The purpose of this study is to develop the Islamic Gratitude Scale (IGS-10) by conducted an adequate set of tests. A total of 1218 respondents from students and workers participated on this study. This study found that the Islamic Gratitude Scale (IGS-10) has a good reliability (α= 0.863), good content validity and good factorial validity. The exploratory factor analysis found that IGS-10 has two factors, extrinsic gratitude (α= 0.845) and intrinsic gratitude (α= 0.761). Several sets of correlation tests found that IGS-10 has a good convergent validity, IGS-10 correlates with the Gratitude Questionerre (GQ-6), Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Scale - Short Form (GRAT-SF), and gratitude toward God. Furthermore, IGS-10 correlated with Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire - Appearance Scale (MBSRQ - US), and subjective well-being. This finding indicated that IGS-10 has a good cirterion-related validity. But unfortunately, IGS-10 did not correlate with Adolescents’ Self-concept Short Scale (ASCSS), optimism scale (LOT-R) and The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). IGS-10 was associated with Social Desirability Scale (SDS) with low correlation. To develop this scale the next process that can be done is norming, so that the IGS-10 will become a scale that can be used widely and more convincingly.

Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Measure Resilience in Adults

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J.W. Strümpfer
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Word Count ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Life Scale

A rationale for using a projective approach, in addition to self-reports, is presented. A resilience exercise is described, consisting of 6 sentences describing adverse situations, in response to which participants write projective stories. A scoring scheme for such stories is introduced. 152 adults ( Mage = 34.28, SD = 9.15; Meduc = 14.55, SD = 2.31) working in organizations, completed the exercise and self-report scales. On the basis of initial scoring by two judges, the scoring scheme was revised to clarify some instructions. On a new sample of 20 protocols a 0.87 agreement between two judges was obtained. One judge then re-scored all protocols on the revised manual. A word count per protocol correlated 0.54 ( p < 0.000) with the total score. Scores per story and scores per scoring category, were corrected for word count, using a regression procedure. The 6 stories all loaded on a single resilience factor. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed a 2-factor model to fit the data best, producing factors which measured abstract and concrete aspects. The total resilience score correlated 0.26 ( p < 0.001) with Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence scale (short form) and 0.21 ( p < 0.01) with Diener's Satisfaction with Life scale.

Satisfaction With Life Scale−Brazilian Version

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Zanon ◽  
Marucia P. Bardagi ◽  
Kristin Layous ◽  
Claudio S. Hutz
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Life Scale

PENINGKATAN SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING MELALUI PENGUATAN KEBERSYUKURAN SISWA DALAM INTERAKSI SOSIAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-165
Author(s):  
Nureyzwan Sabani ◽  
Daliman
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
T Test ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Life Scale

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas penguatan kebersyukuran melalui intervensi menulis surat syukur terhadap peningkatan subjective well being siswa dalam interaksi sosial. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dan desain penelitian eksperimen. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 20 siswa SD, masing-masing adalah 10 siswa untuk kelompok eksperimen dan 10 siswa untuk kelompok kontrol. Kelompok eksperimen diberikan perlakuan menulis surat syukur. Pengumpulan data menggunakan skala Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) dan Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) untuk mengukur subjective well-being, sementara Gratitude, Resentment Appréciation Test-Short Form (GRAT-Short Form) digunakan untuk mengukur kebersyukuran siswa. Teknik analisis data menggunakan paired sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penguatan kebersyukuran melalui intervensi menulis surat syukur memberikan bukti dapat meningkatkan subjective well-being siswa khususnya dalam dua komponen utama subjective well-being (kepuasan hidup dan afek positif). Siswa yang mendapatkan intervensi menulis surat syukur menunjukkan perbedaan yang signifikan pada tingkat subjective well-being daripada siswa yang tidak menulis surat syukur.

Impact of attachment to God and religious coping on life satisfaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (46) ◽  
pp. 1843-1847 ◽  
Author(s):  
András Láng
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
Anxious Attachment ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Negative Religious Coping ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Introduction: Effects of religiosity on satisfaction with life, mental and physical health are highly favored topics of psychology. At the same time, less attention has been directed to how individual differences in religiosity affect believers’ satisfaction with life. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between attachment to God, religious coping and satisfaction with life. Method: A group of Roman Catholics (n = 94; 49 women and 45 men; age, 30.8±6.2 years) filled in our the survey package. The survey package contained the following measures: Attachment to God Inventory, Brief Religious Coping Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: Negative religious coping and anxious attachment to God predicted lower satisfaction with life, even if demographic variables were controlled for. Conclusions: These results indicate that negative image of God is an important predictor of low satisfaction with life, which in turn can have negative impact on believers’ mental and physical health. Orv. Hetil., 154(46), 1843–1847.

scholarly journals A Time to Sleep Well and Be Contented: Time Perspective, Sleep Quality, and Life Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Rönnlund ◽  
Elisabeth Åström ◽  
Wendela Westlin ◽  
Lisa Flodén ◽  
Alexander Unger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Time Perspective ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Life Scale

A major aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between time perspective, i.e., habitual ways of relating to the past, present, and future, and sleep quality. A second aim was to test a model by which the expected negative relationship between deviation from a balanced time perspective (DBTP), a measure taking temporal biases across all three time frames into account, and life satisfaction was mediated by poor sleep quality. To these ends, a sample of young adults (N = 386) completed a version of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (S-ZTPI), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). A measure of chronotype was in addition included for control purposes. Bivariate analyses revealed that the S-ZTPI subscales Past Negative, Future Negative and Present Fatalistic were associated with poorer sleep quality (higher PSQI scores), with significant associations in the opposite direction for Past Positive and Future Positive. However, DBTP was the strongest predictor of (poorer) sleep quality, suggesting that time perspective biases have an additive effect on sleep quality. Regression analyses with PSQI as the dependent variable and all six ZTPI subscales as the predictors indicated that time perspective accounted for about 20% of the variance in sleep quality (17% beyond chronotype), with Past Negative, Past Positive, and Future Negative as the unique predictors. The results additionally confirmed a strong relationship between DBTP and life satisfaction. Finally, data were consistent with the hypothesis that the association of DBTP and life satisfaction is mediated, in part, by sleep quality. Taken together, the results confirmed a substantial link between time perspective sleep-related problems, factors that may have a negative impact on life satisfaction.

scholarly journals EL PAPEL DE LA INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL EN EL AFRONTAMIENTO RESILIENTE Y LA SATISFACCIÓN CON LA VIDA EN DOCENTES

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Rodríguez-Donaire ◽  
Pablo Luna ◽  
Mario Pena ◽  
Manuel Javier Cejudo
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire

El presente estudio tuvo como finalidad analizar la relación existente entre inteligencia emocional rasgo, afrontamiento resiliente y satisfacción con la vida en una muestra de docentes. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 195 docentes, siendo el 68% profesoras, con edades comprendidas entre los 25 y los 65 años (M = 47.84; DT = 9.61). El diseño del estudio fue de carácter descriptivo y correlacional. Los instrumentos de evaluación han sido: para evaluar la inteligencia emocional rasgo el cuestionario Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Short Form (TEIQue-SF), para evaluar el afrontamiento resiliente la escala Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) y para evaluar la satisfacción con la vida la escala Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Los resultados muestran que IE rasgo presenta una relación positiva con afrontamiento resiliente y satisfacción con la vida. Además, no existen diferencias significativas en función del género en ninguna de las variables. Por último, los resultados evidenciaron la influencia de la inteligencia emocional rasgo en afrontamiento resiliente y satisfacción con la vida en docentes. 

MEASURING HAPPINESS WITH A SINGLE-ITEM SCALE

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Item Scale

This study examined the accuracy of measuring happiness by a single item (Do you feel happy in general?) answered on an 11-point scale (0–10). Its temporal stability was 0.86. The correlations between the single item and both the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI; Argyle, Martin, & Lu, 1995; Hills & Argyle, 1998) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985; Pavot & Diener, 1993) were highly significant and positive, denoting good concurrent validity. Moreover, the single item had a good convergent validity because it was highly and positively correlated with optimism, hope, self-esteem, positive affect, extraversion, and self-ratings of both physical and mental health. Furthermore, the divergent validity of the single item has been adequately demonstrated through its significant and negative correlations with anxiety, pessimism, negative affect, and insomnia. It was concluded that measuring happiness by a single item is reliable, valid, and viable in community surveys as well as in cross-cultural comparisons.

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