Reliability and Validity of the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale in a Predominantly Middle-Aged Sample

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric E. McCollum ◽  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Candyce S. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Aged Sample ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Unequal Variance ◽  
Adequate Internal Consistency ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

In a predominantly middle-aged sample of 182, the four items of the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Further evidence of construct validity was found, as well as limited discriminant validity. The scale was positively correlated with Edmonds's measure of marital conventionalization, and a pattern of unequal variance at different levels of social desirability was found.

Characteristics of the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale in a Regional Sample

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 975-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Eric E. McCollum ◽  
Margaret A. Bugaighis ◽  
Anthony P. Jurich ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Adequate Internal Consistency ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

In a regional sample of 620 families, the four items of the Kansas Family Life Satisfaction Scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency reliability and limited construct validity. As with other satisfaction scales, however, the scale did not manifest a normal distribution of responses. The scale's social desirability characteristics were not assessed and remain unknown.

Family Life Satisfaction Scale—turkish Version: Psychometric Evaluation

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arzu Taşdelen-Karçkay
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

My aim was to adapt the Family Life Satisfaction Scale, which was developed by Barraca, Yarto and Olea (2000), for use with a Turkish sample and to examine the adapted scale's reliability and validity. In Study 1, I administered the translated scale to 441 participants from a range of age groups, and in Study 2 the finalized scale's reliability and validity were assessed with a separate sample (N = 506). Further, in Study 3, I examined the convergent validity of the FLSS by comparing it with the Satisfaction With Life Scale, in a sample of 436 Turkish students in grades 9–12. The results of confirmatory factor analysis verified the scale's single-factor model, and exploratory factor analysis supported the single-dimension structure of the original scale. Tests for convergent validity yielded significant correlations between life satisfaction and scale scores. Both internal consistency reliability and composite reliability were .95. Corrected item–total correlations ranged from .48 to .75. Thus, results of all analyses indicated that the Family Life Satisfaction Scale, as adapted, is valid and reliable for use with Turkish samples.

scholarly journals Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.A. Sychev ◽  
T.O. Gordeeva ◽  
M.V. Lunkina ◽  
E.N. Osin ◽  
A.N. Sidneva
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The article presents results of developing the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale for primary school children based on MSLSS by E.S.Huebner.The questionnaire involves five scales: Family, School, Teachers, Myself, Friends as well as an overall index of life satisfaction.The reliability and validity of the questionnaire are demonstrated on the sample of primary school children (third and fourth grades, N=483).Five factor structure is confirmed by the results of confirmatory factor analysis.All the scales have high reliability (0.82 < α < 0.89) and show expected correlations with other indicators of subjective well-being and different scales of self-esteem (as assessed by Dembo-Rubinstein technique).The article contains the text of the questionnaire and normative data for primary school children.

Psychometric Properties of a New Family Life Satisfaction Scale

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Barraca ◽  
Luis López Yarto ◽  
Julio Olea
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Normal Sample ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
New Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Linear Correlations ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

Summary: A scale of bipolar adjectives, the Family Satisfaction by Adjectives Scale (F.S.A.S.), is presented, consisting of 27 items designed to measure family satisfaction, mainly related to the affective connotation derived from family interaction. After applying the scale to a sample of 274 subjects and 16 patients in family therapy, we obtained (a) acceptable indicators of internal consistency (α = .976) and temporal stability (rxx = 0.758), (b) clear evidence of unidimensionality, (c) significant linear correlations with other measures of family satisfaction (Family Satisfaction, Olson & Wilson, 1982 ; Family Satisfaction Scale, Carver, & Jones, 1992 ), and (d) significant differences between a normal sample and a clinical one.

scholarly journals Relationship between Spiritual Well-Being, Life Satisfaction and Depression: A Study of Middle Aged People

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Humera Shafi ◽  
Nelofar Bashir ◽  
Usmat Yousuf ◽  
Sakeena Parveen ◽  
Kulsum Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
High Level ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The aim of the present study was to study spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression among middle aged people. 100 middle aged persons were taken for the present study. The Spiritual wellbeing Scale (SWB) developed by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982), Life Satisfaction Scale by Singh and Joseph and Beck Depression Inventory (2nd edition, 1996) were used to examine spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression respectively. It was revealed from the study that out of 100 middle aged people, 79% showed average level, and 21% showed high level of spiritual well being. In terms of life satisfaction, of the total sample 43% fall in average level and 57% fall in high level of life satisfaction. Also it was found that out of the total sample 68% fall in the minimal level of depression, 16% fall in the mild level, 10% fall in the moderate level of depression and the remaining 6% of the sample fall in the severe level of depression. Further, results of the study revealed significant negative correlations of spiritual well being and life satisfaction with depression among middle aged people. Also significant positive correlation of spiritual well being with life satisfaction was found among them. Furthermore results did not reveal any significant differences for spiritual well-being, life satisfaction and depression among middle aged people as far as their gender is concerned.

scholarly journals A Study of The Brief Multidimensional Students' life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) with Syrian Secondary and University Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emtanuos Michaeel
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale

The Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) is a self-report measure developed to assess life satisfaction among students in five specific domains: family, friends, school, self, and daily life. The purpose of the current study was to develop an Arabic version of this measure and to investigate its psychometric properties with Syrian secondary students as well as university students. With a sample of (N=1604), several methods were used to estimate the reliability and validity of the measure. The results showed satisfactory test-retest reliability and internal consistency coefficients. Also, the results provided evidence for the convergent and divergent validity. Further evidence for the construct validity of the instrument was provided by studying the inter-correlations of its five subscales as well as the correlations of these subscales with the subscales of the entire instrument. At the same time, validity was supported by the correlations of the five subscales with achievement. In sum, the findings of this study show that the psychometric properties obtained from administering the instrument to a sample of secondary school and university students meets acceptable levels. Recommendations were made to conduct further psychometric studies upon the Arabic version of BMSLSS and to administer this version in cross- cultural studies. 

Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany A. Jones ◽  
Walter Pierre Bouman ◽  
Emma Haycraft ◽  
Jon Arcelus
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Life Satisfaction Scale
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