Next Article in Journal
Evaluation of Happy Sport, an Emotional Education Program for Assertive Conflict Resolution in Sports
Next Article in Special Issue
Validation of the Malay Self-Report Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology in a Malaysian Sample
Previous Article in Journal
Efficiency of Gum Rosin-Coated Personal Protective Clothing to Protect against Chlorpyrifos Exposure in Applicators
Previous Article in Special Issue
Psychometric Qualities of the McMaster Family Assessment Device–General Functioning Subscale for Malaysian Samples
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
IJERPH
Volume 19
Issue 5
10.3390/ijerph19052595
ijerph-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance by Gender of the Abbreviated Three-Item Version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Colombian Sample

by
Begoña Espejo
1,*,
Marta Martín-Carbonell
2 and
Irene Checa
1
1
Department of Behavioral Sciences Methodology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
2
Psychology Department, Cooperative University of Colombia, Santa Marta 470002, Colombia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(5), 2595; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052595
Submission received: 30 January 2022 / Revised: 20 February 2022 / Accepted: 21 February 2022 / Published: 23 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessment Instruments in Health Psychology and Psychological Wellbeing)
Browse Figure
Review Reports Versions Notes

Abstract

(1) Background: The need to offer brief scales with items that can be answered with few response options is increasingly important in order to be able to access a broad range of the population. The three-item version of Diener’s Satisfaction with Life Scale has recently been proposed. The objective of this study is to study the psychometric properties of the three-item version of this Scale with five response options, as well as the measurement invariance by gender, in a Colombian sample; (2) Methods: A confirmatory factor model of the three items of the scale together with the Flourishing Scale has been tested, and the measurement invariance by gender of the model has been studied. The results offer a very satisfactory fit of the model, showing good evidence of construct and criterion validity, good indicators of reliability and measurement invariance by gender; (4) Conclusions: The three-item version of the Life Satisfaction Scale, previously adapted to the Colombian population with five response options, is presented as a valid and reliable measurement tool. In future studies, it would be convenient to study the test–retest reliability, as well as its psychometric properties in different samples and at a cross-cultural level.
Keywords: Satisfaction with Life Scale; wellbeing; structural equation modeling; psychometric properties; measurement invariance; confirmatory factor analysis; health; quality of life; psychological assessment; Colombian population Satisfaction with Life Scale; wellbeing; structural equation modeling; psychometric properties; measurement invariance; confirmatory factor analysis; health; quality of life; psychological assessment; Colombian population

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Espejo, B.; Martín-Carbonell, M.; Checa, I. Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance by Gender of the Abbreviated Three-Item Version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Colombian Sample. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052595

AMA Style

Espejo B, Martín-Carbonell M, Checa I. Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance by Gender of the Abbreviated Three-Item Version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Colombian Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052595

Chicago/Turabian Style

Espejo, Begoña, Marta Martín-Carbonell, and Irene Checa. 2022. "Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance by Gender of the Abbreviated Three-Item Version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Colombian Sample" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5: 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052595

APA Style

Espejo, B., Martín-Carbonell, M., & Checa, I. (2022). Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance by Gender of the Abbreviated Three-Item Version of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in a Colombian Sample. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052595

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop