Factor Structure and Convergent Validity of the Long and Abbreviated Versions of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale in an Italian Sample

Zappulla, Carla; Pace, Ugo; Cascio, Valentina Lo; Guzzo, Giovanni

doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0418-4

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“…Our results seem to support convergent validity, since all MLSS-C dimensions show a moderate positive correlation with self-concept and social skills. The results concerning social skills are in line with those reported for the MSLSS by Jovanovic and Zuljevic (2013) and Zappulla et al (2014) with adolescents. Both studies showed associations between dimensions of life satisfaction and positive relationships.…”

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“…Today, the MSLSS is used in different cultures, having been adapted and validated for young people in France (Fenouillet, Heutte, Martin-Krumm, & Boniwell, 2015), Iran (Hatami, Motamed, & Ashrafzadeh, 2010), Turkey (Irmak & Kuruüzüm, 2009), Serbia (Jovanovic & Zuljevic, 2013), and Italy (Zappulla, Pace, Cascio, Guzzo, & Huebner, 2014). The studies of adaptation for these countries clearly presented the stages of translation and semantic adaptation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and reliability indices of the instrument, maintaining the five-dimension structure, with good indices of fit and satisfactory internal consistency values (Cronbach's alpha greater than .70).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For convergent validity, instruments were used to measure self-esteem (Jovanovic & Zuljevic, 2013;Zappulla et al, 2014), self-concept (Zappulla et al, 2014), positive relationships with others (Zappulla et al, 2014), positive affect (Jovanovic & Zuljevic, 2013), and other instruments of life satisfaction (Fenouillet et al, 2015;Irmak & Kuruüzüm, 2009). For divergent validity, instruments were used to measure depression (Fenouillet et al, 2015;Jovanovic & Zuljevic, 2013;Zappulla et al, 2014), mental health (Zappulla et al, 2014), and anxiety and stress (Jovanovic & Zuljevic, 2013). Giacomoni and Hutz (2008) developed the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children (MLSS-C), a Brazilian instrument, based on the scale originally developed by Huebner (1994), seeking to adapt Huebner multidimensional model to the characteristics of the Brazilian culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Convergent validity is demonstrated when there are correlations between instruments that measure similar traits or characteristics (Pasquali, 2007). Social skills and self-concept constructs were therefore chosen which (according to the literature) are moderately and positively associated with self, family, school and friendship dimensions of life satisfaction as measured by the MSLSS, an instrument similar to the MLSS-C (Jovanovic & Zuljevic, 2013;Zappulla et al, 2014). The hypotheses for the convergent validity analysis are that the dimensions of life satisfaction will positively correlate with positive selfconcept and social skills.…”

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A validation study of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children

Cassoni

Marturano

Coimbra

et al. 2017

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Introduction: Recent studies on the life satisfaction in children and young people have investigated its association with vulnerability, discrimination, the individual's school environment and network of relationships, and mental health. The growing interest in the area demands instruments with good psychometric properties. Aim: The aim of this study is to study the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children (MLSS-C). Method: The participants were 379 elementary schoolchildren aged 9 to 14 (M = 10.5 years), enrolled in public schools in a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The instruments used were the MLSS-C, the Self-Description Assessment Questionnaire 1 (SDQ1), the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), and the Childhood Stress Scale (CSS). Two data collections were made, one in the fifth year of elementary school and one in the sixth. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to assess the structural model's goodness of fit. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability), test-retest reliability and the discriminant, convergent, and divergent validity were also assessed. Results: Regarding CFA, after removing items with saturation values below .50, six dimensions proposed by the authors remained, five of them with alpha values above .70. The construct validity was confirmed by finding moderate and positive correlations between life satisfaction and self-concept and social skills (convergent validity) and lower and negative correlation with childhood stress (divergent validity). Conclusion: Together, the reported results provide preliminary evidence of the reliability and validity of this scale. It is suggested, therefore, that this scale is suitable for both research and practice with Brazilian schoolchildren.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…BMSLSS has satisfactory psychometric properties for ages 8-18. A growing research program further supports the utility of both SLSS and BMSLSS for measuring SWB in youth (e.g., Chappel, Suldo, & Ogg, 2014;Valois, Zullig, Huebner, & Drane, 2009), including several translations and international applications (e.g., Barros, Petribú, Sougey, & Huebner, 2014;Zappulla, Pace, Cascio, Guzzo, & Huebner, 2013).…”

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Quality of life in children: A critical examination of concepts, approaches, issues, and future directions

Wallander

Koot

2016

Clinical Psychology Review

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• Children deserve to experience a good quality of life (QOL).• We examine three main approaches for understanding children's QOL.• Issues and opportunities in research on children's QOL are discussed.• We conclude social indicators and subjective well-being best capture children's QOL.• QOL should be a universal indicator when we intend to advance well-being of children. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o The quality of children's life is important both as an investment in the future of our society and because children constitute an important group of themselves and deserve to experience well-being presently. Quality of life (QOL) has been conceptualized and studied in children for several decades, but with disparate approaches that have rarely been discussed jointly with application to children in general. Here we describe and critically examine the three main approaches to children's QOL: health-related QOL (HRQOL), social indicators, and subjective wellbeing (SWB). Although this is not a review of instruments per se, we illustrate these approaches by describing their most prominent measures. Issues and opportunities in research on children's QOL are then discussed related to conceptual clarity, content specification, range of experience, subjective and objective perspectives, development in childhood, reporting source, and malleability of QOL. Finally, directions for advancing children's QOL are considered. We highlight the benefits of focusing on social indicators and SWB, rather than HRQOL, when representing this concept for children in general, the need for applying more sophisticated research strategies, and using QOL as a universal indicator of success whenever we intend to advance the well-being of children through intervention, programs, and policy.

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The Relationship among Paternal and Maternal Psychological Control, Self-Esteem, and Indecisiveness across Adolescent Genders

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among adolescents’ indecisiveness, adolescents’ self-esteem, and maternal and paternal psychological control by focusing on the differences in the relationship among these variables across adolescent genders. A total of 381 Italian adolescents (215 boys and 166 girls), aged from 13 to 17 years, completed self-report measures of parental psychological control, self-esteem and indecisiveness. Since previous studies have highlighted indirect relations between family characteristics and indecisiveness, structural equation modeling (SEM) methods were used for testing self-esteem as a possible mediator. In particular, a multiple group analysis (based on adolescent genders) was conducted to determine if the resultant model differed for boys and girls. The results showed that self-esteem acted as mediator of the relation between paternal psychological control and boys’ indecisiveness. Moreover, this study shows how maternal and paternal psychological control is differently related to children’s development during early adolescence, emphasizing the important relationship between paternal psychological control and boys’ indecisiveness

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Factor Structure and Convergent Validity of the Long and Abbreviated Versions of the Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale in an Italian Sample

Cited by 20 publications

References 21 publications

A validation study of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children

A validation study of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children

Quality of life in children: A critical examination of concepts, approaches, issues, and future directions

The Relationship among Paternal and Maternal Psychological Control, Self-Esteem, and Indecisiveness across Adolescent Genders

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