Psychometric Evaluation of the Malay Satisfaction With Life Scale

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Viren Swami
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
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[1] University of Westminster,Department of Psychology
[2] Goldsmiths,Department of Psychology
[3] University of London,undefined
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Social Indicators Research | 2009年 / 92卷
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Satisfaction With Life Scale; Confirmatory factor analysis; Multi-ethnic; Malaysia;
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The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is one of the most widely used scales for the measurement of subjective well-being across the globe, but no satisfactory version exists for use among Malay-speaking populations. The present study reports on the translation of a new Malay SWLS and examines its psychometric properties in a community sample of 816 Malay and 738 Chinese participants from Malaysia. Results showed that the Malay SWLS had good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.83). Confirmatory factor analysis showed support for a unidimensional factor structure which remained invariant across sex and ethnic group. These results suggest that the Malay SWLS is a valid and reliable measure of life satisfaction for Malay-speaking samples, and extends the list of available scales for measuring subjective well-being among such groups.
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