Validation of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Sample of Chinese University Students

Ye, Shengquan

doi:10.1007/s11205-006-0010-2

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“…Table 3 presents the result of the items with mean value, standardized deviation, skewness, kurtosis, corrected item-total correlations, and correlations. Similar with the literature [20][21], mean scores of the first and fifth items in each subscale were relatively lower and strongly negatively skewed. According to the corrected item-total correlations (calculated within each subscales), the first and fifth items in first and third subscales were less consistent with the other items.…”

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“…However, only the past life satisfaction subscore of employed participants was lower compared to unemployed, since grouping the sample according to the employment status. When the sample was grouped by gender, distinctly from the literature on issue [19][20][21] that any statistically significant difference was not obtained in all of the past (p = 0.92), present (p = 0.57), and future (p = 0.53) subscores between males and females ( Table 4). …”

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confidence: 97%

“…Further information on the reliability and validity of TSWLS (α's ranged from 0.91 to 0.93 and test-retest correlation was 0.83) for U.S. participants is provided by Pavot et al [19]. The scale was further validated by McIntosh [20] in a sample of Canadian university students and by Shengquan Ye [21] in a sample of Chinese university students. TSWLS had good internal and temporal consistency and convergent validity in the studies.…”

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“…TSWLS had good internal and temporal consistency and convergent validity in the studies. These studies stated a confirmatory factor model for this measure that emphasizes the obvious but relevant factors of life satisfaction in different time periods [20,21].…”

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Psychometric properties of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale among Turkish people

Akyürek

Efe

Akı

2018

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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OBJECTIVES:The determinants of subjective well-being have been largely investigated in recent years. According to Pavot and Diener who have developed TSWL (Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale), to assess the life satisfaction level of an individual according to temporal factors, subjective well-being is composed of two constructs: an emotional or affective component (i.e. positive and negative affects) and a conceptual or cognitive component (i.e. satisfaction with life, marriage, work, and leisure). The aim of this study was to adapt the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale into Turkish (TSWLS-T) and examine the reliability and validity of this new Turkish version. METHODS: The study was conducted in four phases with randomly chosen 236 participants (113 females, 123 males) and the mean age of sample was 38.6 ± 12.5 years. Cultural adaptation was implemented according to the internationally suggested method and a pretest was administered to examine the language equivalence. Since the scale had high levels of language equivalence, validity and reliability studies were conducted. For construct validity, confirmatory factor analysis was employed. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was used in order to evaluate the validity of TSWLS-T, since internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and intra-class coefficients) and test-retest analysis were employed to estimate instrument reliability. RESULTS:The TSWLS-T demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.87 for the total scale and ranging between 0.76 and 0.88 for the subscales. The test-retest reliability was also satisfactory, with intra-class correlation coefficients of 0.81 for the total scale and ranging between 0.61 and 0.74 for the subscales (p < 0.01). Fit indices of the model supported the factor structure. However, the 1st, 5th, and 11th items in scale (past, present, and future) showed a series of problems. With these items excluded, the 12-item model provided a better fit to the data than the 15-item model while the factor structure remained almost unchanged. The author recommends that the 12-item TSWLS be used to measure temporal life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: The TSWLS-T is a valid and reliable measure to assess life satisfaction in Turkish. ARTICLE HISTORY

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confidence: 99%

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Psychometric properties of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale among Turkish people

Akyürek

Efe

Akı

2018

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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“…The TSWLS uses a 7-point rating subscale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree with the statement) to 7 (strongly agree with the statement). Reliability and validity of the TSWLS for Chinese respondents were reported to be satisfactory (Ye 2006). In the present sample, the Cronbach alphas coefficients were 0.90, 0.90, 0.89 and 0.89 for past, present, future and total life satisfaction, respectively.…”

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Temperamental basis of sense of humor: validating the state-trait-cheerfulness-inventory in Mainland China

Chen

Ruch

2016

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This paper examined the reliability and validity of the State-Trait-Cheerfulness-Inventory (STCI) in Mainland China. The Chinese translation of the STCI-T<106i>, STCI-S<45i> and the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS) were administered to 476 university students (313 females, 157 males, 6 missing; 20.40 ± 1.35 years of age). Results showed that the STCI-T<106> and the STCI-S<45> had high Cronbach alphas ranging from 0.60 to 0.92 in Mainland China, and the factorial structures of the instruments were supported. The STCI-T<60> and STCI-S<30> were developed utilizing three criteria for the selection of items. Cronbach alphas were satisfactory ranging from 0.67 to 0.94. The factor structure of the items appeared to be highly generalizable in Mainland China. Joint factor analyses of the state and trait items yielded three factors (cheerfulness, seriousness and bad mood) both as traits and states with the homologous concepts positively correlated. As expected, cheerfulness correlated negatively with bad mood, and cheerfulness correlated negatively with state seriousness. Meanwhile, seriousness correlated positively with bad mood. Moreover, life satisfaction was related positively with cheerfulness and negatively with bad mood, and could be predicted by high cheerfulness and low bad mood. Applications of the STCI-T<60> and STCI-S<30> in the Chinese context and future research are discussed. Abstract: This paper examined the reliability and validity of the State-TraitCheerfulness-Inventory (STCI) in Mainland China. The Chinese translation of the STCI-T<106i>, STCI-S<45i> and the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS) were administered to 476 university students (313 females, 157 males, 6 missing; 20.40 ± 1.35 years of age). Results showed that the STCI-T<106> and the STCI-S<45> had high Cronbach alphas ranging from 0.60 to 0.92 in Mainland China, and the factorial structures of the instruments were supported. The STCI-T<60> and STCI-S<30> were developed utilizing three criteria for the selection of items. Cronbach alphas were satisfactory ranging from 0.67 to 0.94. The factor structure of the items appeared to be highly generalizable in Mainland China. Joint factor analyses of the state and trait items yielded three factors (cheerfulness, seriousness and bad mood) both as traits and states with the homologous concepts positively correlated. As expected, cheerfulness correlated negatively with bad mood, and cheerfulness correlated negatively with state seriousness. Meanwhile, seriousness correlated positively with bad mood. Moreover, life satisfaction was related positively with cheerfulness and negatively with bad mood, and could be predicted by high cheerfulness and low bad mood. Applications of the STCI-T<60> and STCI-S<30> in the Chinese context and future research are discussed.

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The mediating role of thinking styles in the relationship between adolescent time perspective and subjective well‐being

Kuan

2022

Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction:The mechanism behind how time perspective (TP) relates to subjective well-being is not fully understood and thinking styles might be potential mediators. However, our understanding of the relationship between thinking styles and subjective well-being is currently limited to adult studies. This study aims to extend the literature by examining the mediating role of thinking styles in the relationship between TP and subjective well-being in an adolescent sample. Methods: One hundred forty-nine male and one hundred and fourteen female secondary school students (13-18 years old) in Hong Kong responded to the Thinking Styles Inventory-Revised II (TSI-R2), the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS) in two waves separated by 2 months in 2017. Results: After controlling for gender and TP, internal and external styles positively predicted positive affect and future life satisfaction after 2 months. Adaptive Type I hierarchical style positively predicted both positive and negative affect after 2 months, which supports the two-dimensional structure of affect. Unexpectedly, maladaptive Type II styles did not predict subjective well-being. Longitudinal mediation using cross-lagged panel model showed that thinking styles mediated three relationships between TP and subjective well-being. The internal style mediated the relationship between Past-Negative TP, positive affect, and future life satisfaction, while the external style mediated the relationship between Future TP and future life satisfaction. Conclusions: Thinking styles predicted adolescent subjective well-being and acted as mediators in the relationship between TPs and subjective well-being.

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Validation of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Sample of Chinese University Students

Abstract: Chinese university students, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Temporal Satisfaction With Life Scale (TSWLS), validation,

Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

Psychometric properties of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale among Turkish people

Psychometric properties of the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale among Turkish people

Temperamental basis of sense of humor: validating the state-trait-cheerfulness-inventory in Mainland China

The mediating role of thinking styles in the relationship between adolescent time perspective and subjective well‐being

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