The Satisfaction with Life Scale in adolescent samples: measurement invariance across 24 countries and regions, age, and gender

dc.contributor.authorJovanovic, Veljko
dc.contributor.authorRudnev, Maksim
dc.contributor.authorArslan, Gokmen
dc.contributor.authorBuzea, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorDimitrova, Radosveta
dc.contributor.authorGongora, Vanesa
dc.contributor.authorGuse, Tharina
dc.contributor.authorHo, Rainbow T.H.
dc.contributor.authorIqbal, Naved
dc.contributor.authorJambori, Szilvia
dc.contributor.authorJhang, Fang-Hua
dc.contributor.authorKaniusonyte, Goda
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jingguang
dc.contributor.authorLim, Young-Jin
dc.contributor.authorLodi, Ernesto
dc.contributor.authorMannerstrom, Rasmus
dc.contributor.authorMarcionetti, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorNeto, Felix
dc.contributor.authorOsin, Evgeny
dc.contributor.authorPark, Joonha
dc.contributor.authorFonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorPiotrowski, Jaroslaw
dc.contributor.authorProctor, Carmel
dc.contributor.authorRahmandani, Amalia
dc.contributor.authorSalmela-Aro, Katariina
dc.contributor.authorOrtuno-Sierra, Javier
dc.contributor.authorStefenel, Delia
dc.contributor.authorSugimura, Kazumi
dc.contributor.authorTan, Soon Aun
dc.contributor.authorWang, Song
dc.contributor.authorYip, Paul S.F.
dc.contributor.authorZemojtel-Piotrowska, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorZukauskiene, Rita
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T06:31:15Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T06:31:15Z
dc.date.issued2022-08*
dc.descriptionCODE AVAILABILITY : The codes for reproducing our results are available at the Open Science Framework, at https://osf.io/xkvjy.en_US
dc.description.abstractMeasurement of adolescent life satisfaction across cultures has not received much attention in previous empirical research. The present study evaluated measurement invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) among adolescents in 24 countries and regions (N = 22,710; age range = 13–19 years; 53% female). A single-factor model with residual covariance between a pair of items tapping past life satisfaction fitted well in 19 countries and regions and showed a partial metric invariance. In a subset of nine countries and regions, partial scalar invariance was supported. Partial metric invariance across all 24 countries and regions was achieved when custom model modifications in five countries and regions were included. Three SWLS items showed evidence of noninvariance across cultures. The measurement model was found to operate similarly across gender and age. Our findings suggest that caution is needed when using the SWLS for measuring life satisfaction among adolescents from different cultures.en_US
dc.description.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) and the National Science Centre, Poland.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/11482en_US
dc.identifier.citationJovanović, V., Rudnev, M., Arslan, G. et al. The Satisfaction with Life Scale in Adolescent Samples: Measurement Invariance across 24 Countries and Regions, Age, and Gender. Applied Research in Quality of Life 17, 2139–2161 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-021-10024-w.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1871-2584 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1871-2576 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s11482-021-10024-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/90994
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights© The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) and Springer Nature B.V. 2021. The original publication is available at : https://link.springer.com/journal/11482.en_US
dc.subjectSatisfaction with life scale (SWLS)en_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectLife satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectMeasurement invarianceen_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.titleThe Satisfaction with Life Scale in adolescent samples: measurement invariance across 24 countries and regions, age, and genderen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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