Psychometric properties and validation of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in psychiatric and medical outpatients in Malaysia

被引：22
作者：
Aishvarya, Sinniah [1 ,2 ]
Maniam, Thambu [1 ]
Karuthan, Chinna [3 ]
Sidi, Hatta [1 ]
Jaafar, Nik Ruzyanei Nik [1 ]
Oei, Tian Po Sumantri [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Med Ctr, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
[2] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
[3] Univ Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
来源：
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY | 2014年 / 55卷
关键词：
FACTORIAL INVARIANCE; SWLS; VALIDITY; VERSION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.03.010
中图分类号：
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号：
100205 ;
摘要：
The present study evaluated the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) in a sample of clinical outpatients in Malaysia. The SWLS is a measure designed to assess subjective life satisfaction. Four hundred eighty-three participants (283 with psychiatric illnesses and 200 with other medical illnesses) completed the SWLS and other self-report instruments. Results of the EFA and CFA supported the fit for the one-factor model as the best-fitting model. The internal consistency of the SWLS (alpha = 0.86) was found to be high. Correlational analyses showed that SWLS had adequate concurrent validity. Scores on SWLS, which differentiated psychiatric patients and medical patients, supported criterion validity. The logistic regression analyses showed good discriminative validity of SWLS. The SWLS is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the satisfaction with life among psychiatry and clinical outpatients in Malaysia. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：S101 / S106
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